Miniature orchids that thrive in high humidity terrarium

[littlefrog]

John is a good guy and a great grower. Good idea to go.

[cb977]

Hi Marty

Here's what I have in my little Exo-Terra. None have bloomed yet but it hasn't been that long. They're all looking great and growing well:

Leptotes bicolor
Renanopsis Manila
Neo falcata
Den rigidum
Amesiella monticola
Dinema (Encyclia) polybulbon - this one is REALLY happy!
Den oligophyllum
Schoenorchis fragrans
Bulb Doris Dukes

[Tindomul]

(Deep Gasp!)You have a Bulb. Doris Dukes!!!

[cb977]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

(Deep Gasp!)You have a Bulb. Doris Dukes!!!

The one in the tank is a small division that came apart from the larger one out in the room.

[lepanthes89]

Also many of the jewel orchids,(not Ludisia discolor ,though):Macodes,Goodyera,Zeuxine,Cranichis,etc.

[Marty]

Yeah, I'll try to put a jewel into that tank too. Thanks for the suggestions, greatly appreciate it...now I just have to t rack some of these down.

[Orchidflowerchild]

Originally Posted by Marty

I need a few suggestions for miniature orchids that can tolerate high humidity environments with frequent mistings. I will be building a couple of new vivariums and want to splurge a little. These will grow on eipiweb.

If you can point me where to get them, that would be great too...unless somone here has some for sale, which would be even better !!!

From my experience with a variety of miniatures in wardian cases, I can definitely provide a list of suggestions, but what are the temperatures going to be in the vivariums? I could rattle off a list of pleuros, but most of them will be cool growing.

For a more intermediate species with wondefully FRAGRANT (of lemon) flowers, that takes up a wee tiny amount of space, I suggest Buccella (Masd) ophioglossa. Small flowers, but they are very noticeable against the green leaves and they are very very very fragrant. Did I mention fragrance?



-Cj

[cb977]

That's awesome...and it's intermediate???

[Ross]

Not sure everyone's willing to accept new naming IOSPE PHOTOS

This is a cool growing spp so might not meet with Marty's needs

[Orchidflowerchild]

Originally Posted by Ross

Not sure everyone's willing to accept new naming IOSPE PHOTOS

This is a cool growing spp so might not meet with Marty's needs

Eh, jay is rarely current within the last few years of taxonomy, which is completely understandable with the size of his undertaking.

As for cool growing, I personally have grown it intermediate and cool. Seemed equally happy with night temps in the sixties and the fifties. Day temps were into the low 80's, when I grew it intermediate.

If you want a Masd that will tolerate occasional highs up to the 90's, M. sprucei (I haven't learned it's new genus, yet) is wonderful. Cheery yellow flowers borne successively on just-longer-than-the-leaves inflorescences. Small plant, too.

Of course M. livingstonea and floribunda are tiny and grow well in warmer temps. Some dracs are somewhat temperature tolerant, too.

-Cj