Dendrophylax funalis in bloom

[blueside]

First blooming in my care of my Dendrophylax funalis.
And the first of all my Dendrophylax orchids to bloom!





Still has one more bud to open but I couldn’t resist taking some pics now.

[Louis_W]

Wow thats amazing! No media at all, not even a mount? How do you possibly keep it hydrated?? It would die in a heartbeat at my place.

[blueside]

This one stays in a small climate controlled greenhouse I have where I’m able to keep the humidity high, though I do still spray this one twice a day!
All my other Dendrophylax are mounted and reside in a little rimless aquarium turned paludarium where I can keep the humidity around 80% most of the time, but the roots on this guy were just too long for that small setup.

[Roberta]

Nice! I don't think any Dendophylax would be happy in a pot, they need the roots out in the air and light to photosynthesize since they're leafless.

[DirtyCoconuts]

incredible!

[rbarata]

Originally Posted by Roberta

...since they're leafless.

To me that's the main attractive trait for this one.