Potting mix for Encyclia Radiata?

[OrchidLoverSA]

So today I bought an encyclia radiata and in my haste I forgot to ask about it's watering needs. Should I repot it in a medium that will keep it moist for a while or should it dry off quickly?

Does it have the same culture as encyclia cochleata?

Thanks guys!

[kindrag23]

Can you post a picture of the plant just for general curiosity. Umm I am not familiar with the type of plant, but someone else will help you I am sure.

[OrchidLoverSA]

Sure, sometime during the weekend as soon as I get a chance to photograph it.

[WhiteRabbit]

I don't grow either, but radiata is a "cockle shell" type, like cochleata - both now in genus "Anacheilium", with the other cockle shell types.

http://www.orchidspecies.com/anaradiatum.htm

I would suppose culture to be similar - I am sure others can be more help.

[Greenthumb.5]

It is in the genus of Prosthechea and it likes to have a drying period between watering but it likes to be intermediate/warm. Their culture is similar to Encyclia but the only thing that seperates them is the flower. Hope this helps!

[Brooke]

The radiata gets to be a big plant with fairly large pbulbs. Mine is mounted so gets watered any day the sun shines in the g/h. It is a very easy grower.


Prosthechea radiata LUR_4324 by kentucky4, on Flickr

Brooke

[OrchidLoverSA]

Thanks for all the info, I put it in coco husk this weekend, since that's what my other encyclea loves. Almost had a heart attack though: When I pulled out the label it said "randii"! Luckily I had the vendor's number, so when I called him he said they made a mistake at the nursery, it is a radiata but it's just mislabeled. What a relief, I don't like randii...

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Oh and beautiful picture by the way!

[RosieC]

I grow cochleata, not sure if it's the same or not but I would expect it to be. I grow cochleata in S/H and it seems to like that, although each time I repot (changing the pot size) all the roots die back and it has to start again. No idea why but it seems happy enough otherwise (happier than when I had it in bark).

[james mickelso]

Brooke, do you have this in small bark? My radiata and all my cochleata loved small bark. I had two cochleata in lava cinder and they really liked that. Nice flowers here. How warm do you grow it in the GH?

[Brooke]

My radiata is mounted and the low temp in the g/h is 60.

I use Orchiata seedling bark for my cochleata and one other one I can't drag the name out of my memory cell right now.

Brooke