Dendrobium or Cattleya suitable for terrarium?

[Aleksa91]

Hello everyone!

I have finished setting up my first terrarium! Initially, I planned to keep mostly ferns and selaginellas, but then I decided to add a few orchids and three months later, I ditched everything and filled it with orchids only.

I keep it at room temperature (never above 25C even in summer, since I live in Germany), with 3 min morning misting and constant fan for air circulation. Conditions are rather humid, typically above 75%. I got a range of Pleurothallids (Lepanthes, Lepanthopsis, Anathallis, Pleurothallis), a few Bulbophyllum, Trisetella, Neofinetia, several Angraecoids as well as Sophronitis riograndensis (keep fingers crossed).

I am now looking for Dendrobium that would like these conditions, but they are either too big or they need a rest period. I have one D. jenkinsi as a test, which I plan to keep in a cold unheated room during winter. I also could not find a mini Cattleya or Laelia that would like these conditions, but there I have even less hope... I assume I'll have to stick to the standard terrarium genera, but I just wanted to check with you beforehand. Any suggestions would be welcome!

Cheers,
Aleksa

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