Laelia liliputana

[ramp]

Originally Posted by DelawareJim

I wouldn't mount it. Rupicolous means "rock dwelling". They just are not adapted to epiphytic conditions. I grow all of my Rupicolous orchids in straight LECA or a LECA and bark mix.

Here's a link to them with some pictures in situ.
The Other Jewels of Minas Gerais - Brazil's rock-dwelling laelias

Cheers.
Jim

Thanks Jim, I read these pages before. Perhaps instead of the actual mounting on the plant I could try it on the rough rock surface the Ficus is growing on.
I have on L. pumila that needs reporting as it starts to grow over the pot it is in. Maybe i can take a piece of that one and give it a go?
Probably these need the minerals and not the acidity of the woud.
Please share your thoughts.
I don't want to ruin my precious little jewels.

[DelawareJim]

Originally Posted by ramp

Thanks Jim, I read these pages before. Perhaps instead of the actual mounting on the plant I could try it on the rough rock surface the Ficus is growing on.
I have on L. pumila that needs reporting as it starts to grow over the pot it is in. Maybe i can take a piece of that one and give it a go?
Probably these need the minerals and not the acidity of the woud.
Please share your thoughts.
I don't want to ruin my precious little jewels.

I would suggest you just keep doing what you're currently doing since it's currently working for you.

For your L. pumila, You could always try a piece and see what happens. Being a small, Sophronitis sized "mini-Catt", you could always try a piece mounted on a cork slab.

Cheers.
Jim

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I'd like to see a picture of the plant or flower if you could post one. I just googled it and it seems to be listed by several names; Laelia pumila, Cattleya pumila, and Sophronitis pumila. Either way, it looks like one I might have to add to my collection.

Cheers.
Jim

[katrina]

IME, lili needs a good deal more sun than ficus. I grow mine under HO T5's during the winter and then I acclimate it to full sun in the summer.

Have you bloomed your liliputana?