Starting with Phrags -- some questions

[dlewan]

I'd like to introduce Phrags to my collection.

I grow "on window sill". I have strong S-SW light. The environment is air conditioned, hitting ~ 24°C in the afternoon with a slight drop (say ~20-22°C) at night.

1. What would be a good plant to start with? (In a previous life I'd had several under lights.)
2. What's a good vendor? (Paph Paradise has a pretty small selection at the moment.)
3. Given that their moisture requirements I was thinking about a potting mix of mostly LECA with some sphagnum and a tiny submersible pump circulating a constant stream. (I'm thinking of how I'd seen them growing on rocks in or right next to streams in Ecuador.) Any thoughts?

Thanks.