My Jewel Orchid is Dying

[WaterWitchin]

It was DC... gracias. I think SH is an excellent choice for these. I won't ask you about warmth issues with it though.

[Veksa]

DirtyCoconuts, what size Leca do you use?

[DirtyCoconuts]

i buy the normal sized hydroton in 40l bags and i run some through a sieve i made with 1/2" construction cloth to remove the real little guys ( i like to use them for smaller rooted species) then i throw them back in the bag so it is normal sized with less than the normal mix in of the small ones.

I was told, and it makes sense, that the little ones wick better bc they touch more and so on plants where i cant get the water to wick up the vase i will add more little guys.





About the plants, if you look you can see the sequence of the leaves and how it was large, then tiny, then okay and now hopefully back on track, it was in the exact same shape as yours and i cut it and did this...i MAY have dipped the cut end in clonex (rooting compound) but i do not remember and then i fed it with water with slightly more kelpmax than i normally do for feeding but at every watering

this is the one in with the phal now in the pic

[WaterWitchin]

I’m not DC but I use 8mm Hydro Crunch. Hydroton
is supposed to also be good, but I’ve never used it.

[DirtyCoconuts]

i have a friend who runs a hydro shop and SOME things i can get at cost!!!!!!

[farley101]

I picked up some cuttings of this about 6 months ago, I have them planted in 2 different mediums, straight soil with some perlite and some succulent mix with perlite.
They are growing, I believe I was giving them way too much light so they are half red and green after backing off. I keep them pretty well watered. Soil is damp, try not to dry them out.
For all I know I am just getting lucky with what I'm doing and they are growing in spite of me, hoping they perk up with warmer weather and less light.

[Clawhammer]

Sphagnum in a clay pot. I water when the clay pot feels completely dry on the outside. Humidity > 70%. Max temp 85 degrees

[Veksa]

Originally Posted by Clawhammer

Sphagnum in a clay pot. I water when the clay pot feels completely dry on the outside. Humidity > 70%. Max temp 85 degrees

Thanks. How long do you have this plant? Can it be kept in moss permanently?

[estación seca]

In habitat they grow horizontally through leaf litter on the forest floor, in deep shade. They are never dry. Sphagnum works fine. Don't bury the stems; just lightly press them in.