Phal. or Dpts. sogo vivien 'golden leaves'

[DirtyCoconuts]

Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

these plants crack me up..they are always in exact symmetry, but that means they are growing backwards to one another. I find that amazing and quite cool to look at. They also resemble antlers on a mount which also amuses me...…

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Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr


Nodosa by J Solo, on Flickr

the leaves are amazing but they aren't the show right now

[camille1585]

Great looking Phals! I love this hybrid, though I don't have one myself since there always seems to be another orchid higher up on the wishlist that I'll buy first.

What are they growing in? It looks like pantyhose?

[DirtyCoconuts]

bingo!! it is a pine 2x2 that they are mounted too. I have a new experiment to make a wetter mount and this iteration is a pantyhose filled with shredder mulch then tied around the outside of the root ball...my alternative on the traditional method of using sphag.

the mulch seems to stay wet for a few days

[camille1585]

So I wasn't imagining things, pantyhose it is! That is a rather creative set-up. Is the shredder mulch more long lasting than sphag, or are you having to replace it at similar intervals?

[DirtyCoconuts]

it does, i also find that it does not get to the point of dry where it becomes unruly...i do not like sphag for anything other than bulbos

[Connie Star]

I had one of those but it died on me. Love the leaves. Maybe I'll have to try the pantyhose method.