Pleurothallis dressleri growing tips

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Pleurothallis dressleri - I though this may be interesting post about this amazing micro orchid. I have been lucky enough to get several plants in the past few years. My very first plant was mounted immediately on my hygrolon cylinder, and was the only one blooming for me so far three times in past two years. I later got another piece, that I mounted on piece of hygrolon liana and grow just sitting on the bottom of my vivarium, and there was tiny division of some 6 leaves that fall off so I did mount it on the top of my Pleurothallis driftwood (that has some 8 Pleuro species), this one is outside, in deep shade. I was not giving much chances to the piece on the driftwood since I always read dressleri loves constant moist conditions. Driftwood is misted every day (or every two days), and soaked some two times a week, but due to wind it dries out quickly, so dressleri is really dry for hours and hours a day! Not only this piece grows and tripled in size in past year +, but I found very first bud on it just today! To sum this long post, it seems dressleri can be grown both moist and dry, and does not mind it at all! (last two pictures show piece on liana and largest 100+ leave piece on hygrolon cylinder)

[Paul]

Very cute! Once of these days, should you have a spare, I'll have to see if I might have anything of interest to trade with you.

Really amazed that the little pieces did so well for you -- especially as you mentioned that the larger sections were enjoying a much wetter/moister set up.

Is a "hygrolon liana " just a somewhat vine shaped piece of hygrolon?

[Pattywack]

This is interesting Tommy. I love this plant but would never have thought it would thrive outside as well as it has in your home. I'm sure being in Florida makes a big difference. Such a neat orchid, beautiful tiny leaves. Congratulations on growing it so well!

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Originally Posted by Paul

Very cute! Once of these days, should you have a spare, I'll have to see if I might have anything of interest to trade with you.

Really amazed that the little pieces did so well for you -- especially as you mentioned that the larger sections were enjoying a much wetter/moister set up.

Is a "hygrolon liana " just a somewhat vine shaped piece of hygrolon?

Hi Paul
yes, hygrolon liana, was what Folisu sold as a long piece of foamy material covered with hygrolon, I do use it for small mounts, I wish they had more, it works great for so many creeping miniatures!

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Originally Posted by Pattywack

This is interesting Tommy. I love this plant but would never have thought it would thrive outside as well as it has in your home. I'm sure being in Florida makes a big difference. Such a neat orchid, beautiful tiny leaves. Congratulations on growing it so well!

Many thanks Patty, to be perfectly honest I really did not expect outside piece to even survive giving the conditions, so the fact it is in bud is just amazing!

[Tindomul]

This plant is soooo tiny. My gosh, its a wonder we know it exists! Congrats, its good to experiment.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

This plant is soooo tiny. My gosh, its a wonder we know it exists! Congrats, its good to experiment.

Thanks Tindo

[RosieC]

What cute little leaves. Love it!