Restrepia trichoglossa

[boytjie]

Originally Posted by isurus79

Your little guy looks great! I just picked up my first Restrepia this past weekend. Any tips?

It seems incredibly easy to grow. I've got mine in sphag mixed with chopped tree fern fiber. I read that they like somewhat higher light than most Pleurothallids, so I hung it up right under the lights, and the leaves are getting a nice reddish color on the undersides. I also understand that you shouldn't cut off the flower stems when it's done with a bloom; it will produce either more blooms, or keiks. (Mine is actually growing both from one leaf.)