Ascocentrum pumilium

[fishmommy]

This gave me a double spike in this first blooming! I recently stuck the mount in a pot of coarse bark for convenience, it's been grown mounted with a tiny bit of sphagnum on fern bark for about 18 months.
The plant span is about 2 inches.

It's hard to photograph, but here goes

[Paul Mc]

Great growing! How long do your blooms last? Mine lasted about two weeks I think.

[Bud]

Mom ! Thats just stunning ! I love that you grow it mounted...and youre in New Hampshire ! Thats quite a challenge this dry winter months...

[fishmommy]

Thank you!
the blooms seem to be lasting about two weeks, and are sequential. The first flower just wilted and it looks like at least 3 yet to open.

I grow in a converted closet lined with humidity trays, so the humidity stays around 50% all winter long. I soak all my bare-root and mounted plants daily.

[Paul Mc]

Ditto, my humidity in the terrarium stays a constant 80 percent.

[Bud]

I invested on humidifiers for the dry winter...and I live in an old pre war building apartment where the heater are still the coiled steam heat...
some of my vandas are in baskets and mounted...I also spray daily

[WhiteRabbit]

ohmygosh! I love it! What a charmer!

[greenbean]

So tiny and adorable.

[Paul]

Very cute! Been toying with getting one

[Paul Mc]

Paul, give into the dark side and get one, besides we've got orchids on this side!