Vandachostylis 'Charm' var alba x Rhy. coelestis & Vanda Arthur Lauffenberger

[Roberta]

Oh, didn't pick up the scale from the photos. The roots didn't look that big, Fact is, roots are not huge relative to the plant, don't overthink the potting issue. If you just added some medium bark to those Phal pots, you'd likely be OK for the near term. And longer term, they're likeliest to be happy in baskets, hanging. But if you can't maintain them that way, as they grow just shift to larger bark as you go to larger pots.

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Just had a thought... in pots, consider a mix that is all or mostly inorganic - lava rock or pumice. Lots of surface area to hold moisture, but also very airy and doesn't rot.

[alecStewart1]

Originally Posted by Roberta

If you just added some medium bark to those Phal pots, you'd likely be OK for the near term. And longer term, they're likeliest to be happy in baskets, hanging.

That'd be the goal eventually. Only thing is figuring out what to do when winter roles around here. But that's a concern for next year.

Originally Posted by Roberta

Just had a thought... in pots, consider a mix that is all or mostly inorganic - lava rock or pumice. Lots of surface area to hold moisture, but also very airy and doesn't rot.

Yea that might be better because the pots are flimsy and have 0 weight to them. They also have a big hole in the middle, so while it's not mess at least they aren't closed off at the bottom.