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[Bulbonut]

Originally Posted by MCSchrum

I recently order two mounted orchids (a first for me) from Ian's orchids in Hawaii. Dockrillia rigida, which looks to be producing flower spikes, and Dendrobium speciosum var pedunculatum.

MC, the dendrobium speciosum will grow fairly large. Is it mounted on cork, tree fern, wood slab, tree branch, or otherwise? I much prefer to grow orchids mounted, though I do grow in a greenhouse where watering is not much of a problem. Watering will be your biggest concern, but the den is more or less forgiving of a learning curve.

[MCSchrum]

Originally Posted by Bulbonut

MC, the dendrobium speciosum will grow fairly large. Is it mounted on cork, tree fern, wood slab, tree branch, or otherwise? I much prefer to grow orchids mounted, though I do grow in a greenhouse where watering is not much of a problem. Watering will be your biggest concern, but the den is more or less forgiving of a learning curve.

It's var pedunculatum, the dwarf subspecies. Mature pseudobulbs supposedly range anywhere from the size of a thumb, to the size of a cucumber. Hopefully mine stays more towards the thumbs size. It's mounted on a cedar plank about 6x10 inches. My mount orchids are sprayed everyone 1-2 days. I don't have a greenhouse to grow in, all my plants are in an east-facing windowsill. Most of them seem pretty happy with the arrangement.