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RaVe 03-18-2010 02:21 PM

Orchids in rain forest terrarium.
 
Hi there.
I need some help to find some Orchids i can use in a rainforest terrarium (with poison dart frogs).
My issues is "all the water" the will get, in the rain forest the misting system will water 7 times 40 seconds each day. Rest of the year it will be around 3 times 1 min of rain each day.
Temperature will be around 26-27 celcius at day and around 20-22 at night.
The plants cant be to big, and max like 20-25 cm (terrariums will be 50x50x50)

So far my list looks like this:

Aerangis citrate
Aerangis biloba
Aerangis punctata
Angraecum dideri
Bifrenaria aureofulva
Bulbophyllum alagensa
Bulbophyllum ovalifolium
Bulbophyllum alagense
Bulbophyllum dearei
Bulbophyllum maxillare / Bulbophyllum blumei
Bulbophyllum psychoon
Cephalotus follicularis
Chiloschista lunifera
Cirrhopetalum curtsii
Cirrhopetalum medusae / Bulbophyllum medusae
Cryptocoryne parva
Cryptocoryne pygmaea
Dendrobium aberans
Dendrobium atroviolaceum "pigmy type"
Dendrobium cucumerinum
Dendrobium Kanburiense
Dendrobium prenticei
Dendrobium rigidum
Dyakia hendersoniana
Epidendrum longirepens
Epidendrum porpax
Gastrochilus japonicus
Goodyera pusilla
Haraella odorata / Haraella retrocalla
Hemianthus callitrichoides
Leptotes bicolor
Ludisia discolor
Lycaste aromatica
Macroclinium manabinum
Malaxis metallica
Malaxis species N. G.
Malaxis species Thailand
Maleola baliensis
Manabi Macroclinium
Masdevallia floribunda
Masdevallia infracta
Masdevallia wendlandiana
Mastigion putidum
Maxillaria uncata
Monosolenium tenerum
Nanodes medusae
Nanodes porpax
Neofinetia falcata Onamisecai
Nephelaphyllum all species
Oeoniella polystachys
Ornithophora radicans
Paphinia cristata
Paphinia hererae
Pelatantheria insectifera
Pescatorea wallisii
Phalaenopsis parishii
Phalaenopsis pgibbosa
Phalaenopsis deliciosa
Phalaenopsis lobbii
Phalaenopsis minus
Phalaenopsis wilsonii
Plagiomnium affine
Plagiomnium trichomanes
Platystele stenostachya
Pleurothallis alata
Pleurothallis allanii
Pleurothallis grobyi
Pleurothallis malmeana
Pleurothallis Stricta
Pleurothallis tribulariodes
Sarcochilus ceciliae
Schoenorchis gemmata
Schoenorchis pachyacris
Stelis Barbata
Trias oblonga
Trichoglottis triflora
Trichosalpinx rotundata
Trizeuxis falcata
Tuberolabium kotoense
Vanilla planifolia


Anyone who have any expirince keeping any of those in a rainforest terrarium, or have any comment / can tell that some of them wont work etc etc.
Or maybe other sugestions i didnt spot.

Thanks in advance
Rasmus

Izzie 03-18-2010 02:44 PM

You might consider posting in the Terrarium Gardening section of this board, lots of knowledgeable people frequent there.

RaVe 03-18-2010 03:33 PM

ah cheers ill copy it there, so dont waste more time here ;)


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