Spathoglottis affinis how to pot
 

I have just purchased a Spathoglottis affinis from Thaliand and now need to know what the hell to do with it. I believe from what I have read that it is fine to pot this up in bark, is this true?
Any help appreciated,
Thanks
sarsonuk

From Jay Pfahls http://www.orchidspecies.com:

Found in Myanamr, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China, Java and Borneo in semi-deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forests and savana-like woodlands at elevations of sealevel? to 700 to 1000 meters as a miniature, deciduous, cool to warm growing terrestrial with small flattened pseudobulbs that hide beneath the surface of the medium and carry 4, plicate, deciduous leaves that fall before it blooms on an erect, 28" [70 cm] long, several [15] flowered inflorescence with up to 6 flowers open at a time occuring in the summer and fall.

I grow my Spathoglottis affinis as I do my Calanthe vestita. After the flowering period in December / January, I replant the flattened bulbs in plastic pots with a base level of hardwood charcoal for good drainage, some coir, a handful of river gravel, a layer of sphagnum moss, then finallly another handfull of river gravel mixed with a 1/2 teaspoon of 13-13-13 Nutricole. I place the bulb about 1/2 inch below the gravel surface and only lightly mist the pot once a week. In May there are the first signs of the leaves poking through the gravel. One then increases the watering schedule as for the Calanthes. In October I begin cutting back on the watering as the leaves die back and leave the plants to rest in a near dry condition. Then comes the flower spikes straight up from the gravel surface.