lepanthes cprimulgus

[ezil]

This is my 2nd endevour with this species. The 1st.x I grew it in a clay pot (double potted). It never did anything, and slowly died. I've now started up a "lepanthes nano". I have all cooler growing lepanthes mounted on swamp sticks, hanging in a nano exo terra. The reservoir gets filled with chilled (out of the fridge) rainwater in the mornings. The temps can go up to 30C for short periods of time, but the root area is always cool. The bottom of the nano is covered with lava rock and moss, and that keeps the rh. between 70 -90%. Bright, indirect light.

[Bud]

Nice! swamp sticks....I must try that on my Lepanthes....

[ronaldhanko]

Lovely thing, isn't it. One genus I don't do very well with.

[WhiteRabbit]

Very cool!

[professor plant]

Congrats on the caprimulgus. It is one that I have been really impressed with and equally challenged in blooming.

My problem is having the spikes dry, or abort the first flower just as the bud is beginning to form. I have also noticed that this happens when the spike attempts to extend itself in effort to set a second bloom without truly setting the first. Another thing, was if the plant had more air movement, it didn't produce flowers as it did with less. Perhaps the spikes dry easily even with extremely high humdity due to their extremely thin nature.

I have had many spikes, but few flowers. Do you have any suggestions from what you have experienced?

My plant is mounted with live sphagnum moss on bark 9" under a 2" 2 bulb T5 fixture.

[Tindomul]

Very nice. Have you tried getting a fan to blow on the lights so they don't accumulate as much heat?

[Bolero]

I am jealous of anyone who grows Lepanthes let alone flower one.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Very nice, I love this one!

[ezil]

It's a very rewarding species to grow, albeit hard to acclimatize. It sulked all summer, but it is again in bloom and growing new shoots.