Second Pleurothallis Alveolata bloom!

[m_ms09]

This is the second year that this Pleurothallis alveolata has bloomed for me! This orchid has been very easy to keep, provided you have a good set up! Mine grows in a tank with a fogger and lights (both on timers) alongside some other pretty orchids

The first year this bloomed for me was last year, right after I got it (from Ecuagenera - We are where beauty resides in life: in the simplicity of an orchid.) around this time of year.

This orchid blooms PROFUSELY!

This is a photo I took today

[CoolPhrog]

Really cool! Great job growing it too!!

[10010100102]

Ooh! Great flowers!

[LauraN]

Very cute! Great job growing...

[dr_dmd]

Thanks for shring this - would you care to sahre a pic of your tank set-up as well?

cheers - Don in CA

[m_ms09]

Thank you both!

I've been meaning to take some photos of the set up...I will post them soon!

Originally Posted by dr_dmd

Thanks for shring this - would you care to sahre a pic of your tank set-up as well?

cheers - Don in CA

[m_ms09]

Originally Posted by dr_dmd

Thanks for shring this - would you care to sahre a pic of your tank set-up as well?

cheers - Don in CA

Alrighty! I've snapped a couple photos of my setup. They can be found in my gallery, but here they are anyway:


This is the tank a friend of mine set up for me about a year ago. It's a simple 15 gallon tank that's been partitioned with plexi glass and silicone caulking into two sections. The part on the left holds deionized water (or RO), a fogger creates mist, which is blown by the computer fan (you can see it on the top left of the tank) past the orchids and out an opening at the other side. 6500K 1600 lumen CFL lights it all up!
This tank is at the base of my bed...the light doesn't even wake me anymore when it turns on at 6am!



Front view of the tank; a small space, but adequate for the orchids I have in there now. I'm looking to buy a large reptile tank with doors that open from the front (Exo-Terra), but they're kind of expensive!


Top view of tank, looking in.

Clockwise from top left:

Comparettia macroplectron, Porroglossum muscosum, Scaphosepalum grande, Sophronitis cernua var. flava, Pleurothallis alveolata (Look closely, it's blooming!), sitting on the bottom left, a Drosera sp. (not an orchid...I know - haha), Isabelia virginalis and finally, Sophronitis cernua.

[snow]

great little setup you got there.

[m_ms09]

Originally Posted by snow

great little setup you got there.

Thanks!
It pretty much takes care of itself!

[dr_dmd]

Thanks for the pics and tips! Very creative way of supplying the right environment for your orchids - you are truly committed and addicted like the rest of us.

So sorry about my spelling, everyone - I am terrible at typing.

happy growing,
Don in CA