Pecteilis Sussanae

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Originally Posted by Psyched

A very beautiful orchid. I love the green form especially.

I tried to grow one some times ago. But it didn't go well as the leaves shriveled and nothing left of them, above soil anyway. Can you share your culture method?

Did the tubers come up again the next year?

I there are a few interesting ideas on cultivation. The thing is, with most tropical deciduous terrestrials, the rest period has to be observed quite strictly. When the leaves die off, they need a long dry rest until the emerge again. Just moisten the soil now and then so it is not totally dry, but still dry enough not to rot the tubers or promote growth. Some growers like to make a little fire on top of the soil too, once the leaves die down, as seasonal fires may promote flowering.

Once the leaves start emerging from the soil in the growing season, water well, but avoid getting water in the crown of the leaves as that will rot them fast. They like to be quite moist when in growth.

I grow mine in soil with lots of leaf litter and coconut chips. They love organics. I keep mine at 23c, but I have seen them in Bangkok in greenhouses. I dont know what they would grow at in the wild.

Brett