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Originally Posted by Ray
The nicest I’ve ever seen were in the gardens at Bok Tower. Morning sun, then shade.
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Love Bok Tower - will definitely be back for a visit there when I can. I have a spot that gets similar lighting - I think I'll try them there. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts
I choose a pot because i am a hoarder of plants and i want to be able to take everything with me LOL...only half kidding... I have had the plant for a year or two and it is slowly filling the pot, first one growth, then two, this year three. once it is too big for the pot i will divide it and put some in a nicer pot and the rest in the ground.
I get flowers from the spike for about 3 months of one or two flowers at a time sequentially blooming
i used K-lite fert in most of my waterings at 1/3 tsp per 3 gallons.
this is a "yard" orchid which means it is not treated as gingerly as the patio and lath house orchids so i do not give it the water as often as the others, both because it gets rained and because it is simply farther away from the house and i don't get to all the plants at one time and these are the most neglected.
if you do put them in the ground make sure you mix some sand and peat in to the mix to make sure it drains well as they don't want to sit in soggy dirt
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Haha - I wondered if that was why you kept them in a pot! I've considered that as well. I'm thinking I'll definitely go ahead & pot them & set them in a morning sun/afternoon shade spot like Ray suggested. That way I can move them if they don't seem happy. Advice on medium for potting? I'm thinking a mix of peat/perlite/bark? I have a little compost too...
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