OK here we go my firsts Vanda crosses

[No-Pro-mwa]

Here they are from First Rays. They are really nice plants but I am going to have to do something with these roots as in my dry air they will shrivel up. The Cherry blossom is inside another plastic pot. It looks as if I am going to have to just leave it in this little net pot and then put it inside another pot. Maybe a basket wrapped in spagh?

All suggestions will be taken into consideration. I know n o t h i n g, n o t h i n g. Cu-does if you can figure out where that comes from.

[wintergirl]

I put mine all in clay pots with chunky bark. I mist the roots and top of the bark daily. Been doing really well. I'm not as dry as you though.

[gnathaniel]

Beautiful plant! Ray sells really nice stuff, I got a likewise excellent orchid from him not long ago. 'Dangerous' combo for such a good supplies vendor to also sell high-quality plants!

Anyway, I'd suggest putting the whole thing in a much broader (maybe 4-5") clay pot with no extra medium, or maybe with some coconut fiber or a couple chunks of large bark or lava rock. I like mostly empty clay pots for small vandaceous because I can bottom-water them in the winter and the clay absorbs sufficient moisture to keep a more humid microclimate around the roots for a day or so. Sometimes I even leave them sitting in a shallow saucer of distilled water for a couple of days each week.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Thanks I like that idea. I have my phrags setting in water which make them my easiest orchids to care for. Perhaps in my climate I could also put some spagh on top of the roots.

[My Green Pets]

Vanda roots need air, even more than cattleyas, so use 2 inch pieces of bark or lava rock. They also need humidity, a lot of growers have their Vandas indoors in glass vessels.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

Vanda roots need air, even more than cattleyas, so use 2 inch pieces of bark or lava rock. They also need humidity, a lot of growers have their Vandas indoors in glass vessels.

I also have leca. I am going to have a time with the humidity so I may be sorry I got these.

[wintergirl]

Originally Posted by No-Pro-mwa

I also have leca. I am going to have a time with the humidity so I may be sorry I got these.

I don't think you will be sorry. They seem to be hardy plants. I have mine inside under lights and a north window. No extra humidity given except for the misting in AM.

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[Fairorchids]

I grow all my Vandaceous plants in baskets or net pots, and filled with spaghnum/bark mixed (packed fingertip tight).

If you rewater when barely moist, they will do well. I can't tell you what that frequency would be in your environment; you will have to work that out.

[No-Pro-mwa]

Thanks all. I would guess allot. I have Catts in 4 inch pots in medium bark and I have to water them about every other day. But if I put them in spagh it might hold longer. Or I still kind of like the clay pot with out much in it and perhaps set them in saucers of water.

[TOMMYMIAMI]

Shannon, do you have or can you order Spanish moss??? If you can, than put it over the roots, this is how we grow Vandas in Florida, and they do fantastic. Spanish moss provides that extra humidity they love!