Phal. schilleriana mounting questions

[greggnkay]

Today I received a Phal. schilleriana from a seller I have done business with in the past. It is supposed to be NBS in a 2.5" pot with a 6" leaf span. The plant is healthy and survived shipping just fine. In doing more reading, the leaves will apparently get much larger. I thought this might be a smaller variety, but I guess not. I am wanting to mount this Phal while still small. The pics I saw on the 'net appeared that the plant was mounted either upside down ot horizonally. Is this correct? I have a good sized cypress knee to use and wondered if anyone has any suggestions. I have sucesfully mounted other orchids. I also have several cedar shakes I could cut down to mount on. Help please........Gregg

[Bird Song Farm]

Hi Gregg,
Upside down is really right side up for phals.
The leaves should be pointed down and the roots up.
My P. schilleriana is mounted on cork with a bit of sphag moss.
The leaves on P. schilleriana can get up to 16" long so I used a piece of medium sized cork. When and if my plant reaches that larger size I'll move it to a larger piece of cork. Your cypress knee should work just fine and would look more natural than a cedar shake.
Hope this helps and would love to see a picture when you have it done.
Regards,
Al

[cb977]

Upside down or sideways is the best way to mount Phals...it removes the possibility of water settling in the crown

Please post pics when you've done it