Neofinetia falcata (Japanese Wind orchid)

[daemondamian]

Originally Posted by Lin

I can't believe you can have such healthy mounted orchids at work

You're obviously doing something right!!

Ditto to the max! Those mounts all look very healthy ..

Is that an enclosed space, like a terrarium or?

[randy98745]

Its my desk at work. Most of them havent seen any real sun in a year. I have a humidity tray under them but mostly for the dripping when I dunk the mounts or water the potted ones.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by randy98745

I have one at work on my desk which has just come into bloom with 2 spikes. Its under florescent lights and I hit it with a 75 W plant light during the night about 3 times a week. Its air conditioned and stays a pretty regular 70 degrees in there. I potted it up Japanese or Korean style as I found on a website...basically in a pot mounded like a little ball out of the top of the pot. I can send the instructions if anyone interested. It seems to like it. Its fine on long weekends. (4 or 5 days) but i keep it moist when possible. Here is the starting spike and a pic with the potting method. I can show the flowers after I bring the camera to work. Smells like gardenia...extra beautiful. it took 2 weeks from me first noticing the spike to bloom.

Very happy and healthy looking plants. I can't believe they don't see sun!

[Matthews]

They don't see sun? Maybe the humidity is enough for them.

[Ross]

There must be pretty bright overhead lighting.

[randy98745]

Thx for the kind words. its a 20 watt florescent which I hit 3 days a week or so with a 75 Watt grow light. They are very close to the florescent so maybe it gives enough light for them to grow. Have a rabbits foot fern there too which i have killed 2 of at home but also seems to like it also. The Sedirea has 2 big new leaves since I got it and I'm dying to see what it looks like when it blooms. Anyone have any experience with these?