how to mount, and care

[disalover]

I will be attempting my first formal mounting tomorrow.

I have recieved some free orchids which I would like to mount.

The are,

Microcoelia sp.
Dockrillia linguiforme
Dendrobium loddigesii(one small keiki)

Would I be able to mount them with a bit of spag at the bottom of the plant so not a lot of water is lost? Or ad a but of mos around them for the first month or so till they are bigger?

And please help me on care not to kill the Microcoelia!

[Brooke]

The Microcoelia famiy is leafless and the roots need to be exposed to medium light for the plant to grow. Mine, and I forget which one it is, is mounted on a piece of grapevine with fishing line holding it on the mount. I put a small amount of Spanish moss to help hold the moisture around it. I still have to water it twice a day.

Your Dockrillia can be grown mounted or in a pot but it needs to dry out between watering and needs a lot of sun.

The Den can also be grown either way but gets an almost dry cool-er winter to flourish. I couldn't get mine to bloom profusely although it made tons of growths and covered a tree fern mount. My g/h never went below 60.

Congrats on your new 'chids.

Brooke

[disalover]

Thank you for the help Brooke! These are some of my freebies along with a Spiranthes. I bought, Rossioglossum splendens
Pescatoria wallisii
Dendrobium spectabile
Phragmipedium Eric Young