Your initial solution can be used easily with xaxim (that's the brasilian name, don't know the english translation, if there's any).
It saves you from the hussle of watering/misting/whatever
daily.
You put the plaque inside a shallow pot or container with water which is wicked by the xaxim. It also creates a micro environment with the right humidity values.
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