How do you grow your Dendrobium loddigesii other than in a plastic pot?

[greengarden]

I got a nice little pot of this species with an order I received today and would like to do something a little interesting with it. Given how easily it puts out roots mounting it seems like the simplest option but I'm thinking rather than on a standard mount that maybe on a piece of lava rock sitting in a terracotta dish with some interesting moss specimens growing around it might be cute. Any other suggestions?

[Silje]

I'm definitely following this thread.

Got one loddigesii and one 'Yellow Goddess' (looks very similar when I compare the plants and also to some extent the flowers). They are both mounted, and doing...okish? I can't shake the feeling that they could just opt and die on me any day, even though they're growing roots and have green bulbs, I still feel that they are terribly fragile, somehow.

Love them though, and I'm curious as to what the other members suggest.

[Tindomul]

I've got mine mounted, just recieved it that way from the vendor. I just poped it into my orchidarium and hoping for some moss growth on the mount.
I really like your idea though.

[Kurtcm]

I've got two loddigesii I've had for two years that finally bloomed (only 3 buds) this winter. I mounted them on deeply pocked driftwood with sphagnum packed into the crevasses to hold moisture.. AZ desert doesn't have much humidity here.. they spend spring and fall outside in a semi-shaded nook with misters in the afternoon. Lava rock could work!