Dyakia hendersoniana

[pheli]

Originally Posted by taipan

Hello Hawaiin Sunshine
I think with spikes like that your plant seems OK. In BKK we grow ours under 60% - or sometimes 70% shade cloth ( all our spatulate Den's, are under 50% ) & the temp may be a bit warmer. Also we dont use any bark - just a plain plastic basket & water every day.

Here in Taiwan, we can see a lot of plants that imported from your country. They do well in our summer but the winter here seems too dry and cold for them. So we usually add some coarse barks as its medium. It is a hot grower and also loves high humidty.

[taipan]

Interesting comment Pheli !!!!!!!

[Grandma M]

This is mine. The buds are just starting to open.

It is in a coconut shell which I got from Loraine. I usually don't do well with mounted orchids, because of low humidity, but this one seems very happy in its new home. I have another one which is still in the small pot it arrived in but the coconut shell plant does better.

Marilyn

[Tindomul]

Hello, I have one of these as well that I have mounted in one of my terrariums. It bloomed once for me. Its good to hear it likes it humid and with 70% shade because thats pretty much what its getting, actually more like 50% shade.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

Hello, I have one of these as well that I have mounted in one of my terrariums. It bloomed once for me. Its good to hear it likes it humid and with 70% shade because thats pretty much what its getting, actually more like 50% shade.

That's good, Tindo. It's one of the few Angraecoids that is considered a "hot grower". It's from the jungles of Borneo and enjoys really wet environment along with shade and warm temps. If yours doesn't bloom, try a change of one these conditions for a few weeks along with a steady diet of MSU formula and pure water (rain/distilled/RO.)

[Tindomul]

See now, thats my downfall with orchids. I don't fertlize enough. Im always afraid of pumping my terrariums full of chemicals.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Tindomul

See now, thats my downfall with orchids. I don't fertlize enough. Im always afraid of pumping my terrariums full of chemicals.

You said yours was mounted. Is it portable? In other words, can it be removed easily (often) from the tank? If so, you could do as I do and remove it to a sink, spray or soak it down with fertilizer and then when it finished draining replace it to the tank. If it is planted permanently, you may be out of luck.

[Tindomul]

No, its mounted on to the background of the tank. Which is attached to the tank. Frog poop it is!