My Siberian Tropics

[Akhenaten]

Thanks to all My ascocends grow with the powerful artificial light, artificial light increase temperature of air in the terrarium very strongly to +32 degrees of Celsiuss. I do not know how to decrease the high temperature in the terrarium.

P.S. I like an ancient egypt and I find "heretic" pharaoh Akhenaten is great historical hero

[Dorothy]

Do you have any fans in your setup?

[Akhenaten]

Originally Posted by Dorothy

Do you have any fans in your setup?

No, I have not, because don't know where is this

[Akhenaten]

Bloomed my first leafless orchid Chiloschista Parishii !!! Also I obtained the carnovoropus plant of cephalotus, size thus far any, 3 cm in the diameter. I Planted it into the perforated plastic pot, hole to 1,5 cm which closed by moss, inside I put inverted small plastic perforated pot, for warning the stagnation of water, substrat is mix of torf : perlit = 2 : 1, soaked 2 weeks in the changed distillate.

[moogiemama]

Nice chiloschista parishii! I have seen a few of the leafless orchids offered by Oak Hill Gardens and made an attempt at a Ghost Orchid (polyrhizza lindenii) but without some type of terrarium, it just expired! Your set-up is wonderful and the proof is the success with flowering all the diverse orchids and other tropicals. Do you keep any wild life (besides the plants) in your orchidarium?

[Akhenaten]

I grow up already 3 leafless orchids (chiloschista parishii, chiloschista viridiflava, chiloschista segawaii), I plan to get in the summer one more (chiloschista unisodes). I like leafless orchids. Polyrhizza lindenii is my dream, I yet did not see it in orders.
There are no legal animals does not live in my orchiterrarium. Once I have decided to grow up in a terrarium of flies, for a food of carnivorous plants, but flies have decided to live in apartment instead of in a terrarium, in January, it was very unpleasant. Also there live some kinds of snails, probably their eggs have arrived in orchids. They very well clean roots from seaweed. And my predatory plants like to eat them.

[moogiemama]

Your observation about the flies was funny - although annoying for you! That's the problem with wildlife, they have a way of doing exactly what they want. The fungus gnats have been a source of food for the carnivorous plants when I've had them.

The Ghost orchid is available from a few growers here and I've had good luck with Oak Hill Gardens here in the U.S. I don't know if they ship to your area, but it might be worth looking at their web site any way.

If I had a set-up like yours, I'd spend my whole day just looking at it and fussing with it! I enjoy seeing your posts and photos. - Lynn

[Akhenaten]

Thank you

[Rothie]

Akhenaten-
I'm really enjoying this thread.You have a wonderful set-up.Your plants are beautiful,and I really like the story of the flies,and putting your carnivorous plants in the refrigerator..You are very dedicated to your hobby.

[tuvoc]

Good going! Too bad the fly thing didn't work. What a great idea to feed your carnivorous friends. Maybe you'll come up with another way. Keep us posted.

Kim