Corybas pictus Attempt 2

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by Roberta

I wonder how it would work with leaves of Japanese maples

I think it will good, apples leaves, hazel's will OK too.

Originally Posted by Roberta

Now I am going to have to search for Corybas.

Try here

The Tarzane Group Inc - Orchids, Miniature Orchids, Small Orchids

[Roberta]

Tarzane Group was exactly the source I was thinking about, they do have them sometimes. Right now no, if it is bloom time it isn't a good time to ship. But I get quite a few things from them, will be watching!

[Akhenaten]

[Akhenaten]

Corybas is still blooming, 25 days. And now the flower has a characteristic classic look. Plants without flowers prepare for hibernation.

[Roberta]

Originally Posted by Akhenaten

I use a hermetically sealed tall transparent jar. At the bottom 1 cm of lava with 3 mm granules. Then 5 cm of the mixture (akadama): (crushed dry oak leaves) = 1:1. Top with a centimeter of clean, crushed oak leaves. I think alder leaves would be better. Plentifully poured with distilled water and left for a month. I poured enough water so that there was 1 cm of water within the lava layer. I add water at least once a year. The jar is closed, the water does not evaporate.


Usually +17C° till +27°C. In winter+13°C-+24°C.

I just ordered Corybas ecarinatus and I am very excited to try your technique! (Tubers should arrive next week) A question... do you add any fertilizer at all, or are there enough nutrients in the decaying leaves?

[Tcc85]

Amazing achievement!

I to have wandered in the Corybas waters after first trying C. hispidus, but am recently enjoying more tropical species.

I grow mine in a mixture of dry sphagnum moss and perlite, topped with live sphagnum moss which I trim back every now and then so it doesn't overgrow the plant.

I grow them based on the advice from Rogier van Vugt which you can see on his youtube channel. He has a special video about Corybas cultivation.
https://youtu.be/4tXQOzFzHxA

I keep it under a glass cloche instead of the plastic bag. Purely out of viewing pleasure
Mine is blooming right now. I hope the flower will last for a few more weeks. Hoping to get some new tubers too. Keeping fingers crossed

[IMG]Corybas by Click-er, on Flickr[/IMG]