camille1585 |
08-22-2015 05:37 AM |
An update on my plant:
It's suffering from spidermites, but I hope that wiping down the leaves with rubbing alcohol will have done the trick.
About 3 weeks ago, i decided to add a small layer of sphag over the roots since the mount was drying out extremely fast. I should have done that earlier, the plant loves it! All the existing roots have been growing like crazy, with long green growing tips, and are finally attaching to the mount. There are also 2-3 roots appearing on both plants. It seems that they have finished their spurt of leaf growth for now, and focusing on the roots.
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Originally Posted by estación seca
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Did some reading on this out of curiosity. It appears to be (one of the few orchids) coming from low-elevation, always hot and wet rain forest. Is this correct?
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According to Orchidwiz (if my memory is correct), it does grow in rather warm conditions in nature. However in cultivation this plant does really well in intermediate conditions, and actually prefers to not be too wet (rots easily). I had one for a couple years, 5-6 years ago, and it was a very easy orchid to grow and bloom in intermediate conditons. Unfortunately I lost it during a particularily rainy summer, where I left it outside.
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