Ghost Orchid mounting wood

[Swamper]

Oh Cecilia, I'm down on my knees. Im begging you please to come home....S&G

[isurus79]

I know its a bit late to post these pics of my mounted Denrophylax's, but maybe my pics can help someone else. These pics are not of Dend. lindenii, but rather of its close cousins fawcetti (pics 1-3) and funali (pic 4). The fawcetti is 2 keikis that I got this past May (2008) that I mounted on a piece of cork bark and they are doing very well as you can see by all the root growth. I drilled two small holes on either side of where I wanted the keiki to go and used small zipties to sinch the plant down. The third pic gives a back view of the plant and the zipties. These keikis were much smaller and all the root growth on the back of the cork mount is new.

The funalis in pic 4 I got at the end of the summer and I mounted it on a peice of hardwood. This plant seems to be enjoying its mount as well and has 2 roots growing up the back of the mount.

I hope these mount pics help someone in the future!!

P.S. If you notice in the pics, there seem to be small green horns coming off both the fawcetti and funalis. They have bulbous tips so I think theyre buds!!!!! Ill keep you all posted!!

[flhiker]

Originally Posted by isurus79

I know its a bit late to post these pics of my mounted Denrophylax's, but maybe my pics can help someone else. These pics are not of Dend. lindenii, but rather of its close cousins fawcetti (pics 1-3) and funali (pic 4). The fawcetti is 2 keikis that I got this past May (2008) that I mounted on a piece of cork bark and they are doing very well as you can see by all the root growth. I drilled two small holes on either side of where I wanted the keiki to go and used small zipties to sinch the plant down. The third pic gives a back view of the plant and the zipties. These keikis were much smaller and all the root growth on the back of the cork mount is new.

The funalis in pic 4 I got at the end of the summer and I mounted it on a peice of hardwood. This plant seems to be enjoying its mount as well and has 2 roots growing up the back of the mount.

I hope these mount pics help someone in the future!!

P.S. If you notice in the pics, there seem to be small green horns coming off both the fawcetti and funalis. They have bulbous tips so I think theyre buds!!!!! Ill keep you all posted!!

Well done Steve. How are you caring for them?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by flhiker

Well done Steve. How are you caring for them?

I water them everyday and the fawcetti gets fairly bright conditions (moderate Catt light) while the funalis burnt under these conditions, even when introduced slowly. The funalis is thus grown alongside my Coryanthes, low light Stans and Phals. I think it could take brighter conditions than this but I lost too many roots to begin experimenting again. Not to mention that the folks at H&R (where I bought the plant) said to keep it in Phal light, so Im not too worried. Most of the year I fertilize all my plants quite a bit (3-4 times per month, not weakly!) but right now is the fert free season, so I have a bag of bunny poo hanging above most of the plants that are still growing so that they can get some fertilization. It's interesting that the roots of these guys dont seem to 'attach' the way most orchid roots do. They certainly are not loose but, but they are not nearly as embedded as other types. Hopefully I will be posting flower pics in a few weeks!!