Laelia Anceps mounted?

[Eli Vizsla]

Originally Posted by Roberta

Absolutely consider mounting if you can maintain the plant that way... Of the ones that I grow, the smaller ones are mounted, the large ones are in wooden baskets with little or no medium. (Think of those as a three dimensional mount.) I have found that when potted, they grow slowly until they climb out of the pot, then explode roots outside the pot. That tells me that they really don't want to be in a pot. They are very "drought tolerant" so don't worry about the drying out part, they need that.

They also need very high light. (I don't think I have ever had toasted leaves on a L. anceps and I grow them in the brightest part of my growing area, baking in the summer sun). They can tolerate night temperatures close to freezing, so you can safely grow it outside in spring, summer, and fall.

Thank you Roberta.

I mounted the plant on an 10” x 18” (huge!) cork bark. When I was marking the cork to drill holes I accidentally touched the roots with black marker (ooops!).

Otherwise it looks good and does not wobble.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Eli Vizsla

Thank you Roberta.

I mounted the plant on an 10” x 18” (huge!) cork bark. When I was marking the cork to drill holes I accidentally touched the roots with black marker (ooops!).

Otherwise it looks good and does not wobble.

Looks great! (No worries about the marker on the root...) Actually, it's the new roots (the ones that you saw just starting) that are going to grab the mount and do all the work. The old ones, and the older pseudobulbs, will just keep things going until it is established. And that mount isn't all that huge... these aren't small plants. Eventually, it will climb over the mount. At which point the mount won't even matter much, it will just be a way to hang the plant.