V. Vivan x Sanderiana
 

I got this vanda off ebay, in spike. No telling if I can actually keep it alive, much less rebloom it because of my very very dry climate! I'm growing it in vase culture.

http://ryans.smugmug.com/Nature/Amar...38_LSpw9-M.jpg

It's really pretty, I hope it does well for you in vase culture as I am wanting to try my first vanda and the vase idea appeals to me.
Joann

Thanks, Joann. I have another vanda in vase culture and it took me a while to figure out how to rig the situation just so in order to get it to do well. It lost most of its roots when I first tried and then over time it finally grew new roots and leaves. Now it's doing really well and it pushing maybe 10 or so new roots that are enormous in size-- not long but very thick (they're just now starting). My environment is exceedingly dry and so the plants spend the morning steeped in water, they're then drained around noon and left to dry out until the next morning. It may seem like a long time to have them in water but I can't water them twice a day and they dry out well every afternoon and night that I'm not seeing rot.

Its a fine line between a dried out root and root rot, it seems!

Thanks for the info Ryan. I've followed your threads with your vanda--you originally gave me the vase idea.:biggrin: My climate is not quite as dry as yours so I don't think I'd have to do the water every day but it is something I need to experiment with. One of these days I'll find a cheap vanda to play with.:)
Joann

When I tries the vase culture, I could not get the concept right. I almost killed my vandas. I then ended up hanging all of them instead.

The color of the flower is very nice. When you said you got it through ebay, was it from chiaki_ayumi in Kissimmie, FL?

Why yes, it was that vendor...how did you know?

As for vase culture-- it helps me a lot because of my dry environment. What is yours like? If you hang yours it sounds like you have enough humidity to spare.

Well, when I started my Vanda collection, most of them were from her. I saved her as one of my favorite vendors and check her listing every Friday. hehehe.

Here is how I grow mine now.

http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-progress.html

Fantastic grow area!!!!! Thanks for sharing the link to the photos. Have you bought many from the ebay vendor you've named?

You are welcome and YES! I think I bought at least 10 of them from her.

If you see Vanda insignis x Ascda. Kenny's Gold, it is highly recommended. It is so fragrant and so easy to grow. It blooms 2 - 3 times a year for me.