I acquired a Restrepia brachypus at the end of May from an online vendor that looked a little rough in my opinion. Lots of accordion leaves and a fair number of black/brown spots on other leaves, and even chunks missing from some of the leaves. The plant I received was much bigger than I anticipated (I had planned to place it in a terrarium) and so it now lives on my windowsill.
It is currently planted in only sphagnum moss inside a slotted clear plastic orchid pot that has been placed inside a large coffee mug (I was clearly not prepared for a windowsill setup haha and just used what I had). The plant seems to be doing well however, growing multiple keiki and blooming almost continuously with 2-4 blooms at a time over the last 4 months.
My only concern is that about all of the new leaves that have sprouted over the last 4 months have also been accordion leaves. I have continued to increase the amount of watering and over the last three month have been keeping the sphagnum constantly wet, often with a little water pooling at the bottom of the coffee mug. This has resulted in even faster growth, but I continue to get accordion leaves in my new growth.
What am I doing wrong? I thought accordion leaves were due to dehydration. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Accordion Leaves on Restrepia brachypus
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