Dendrophylax fawcetti growth question

[gdupont]

Hi everyone,

A little over a month ago I purchased a Dendrophylax fawcettii-- SO COOL -- It was doing well: had many roots over 18" in length, and 4 new roots, all around under 6" with nice green tips around an inch long.

Recently, though, The tips have decreased in size, now only about half an inch long, and I feel the roots should not be stopping growth as they are less than half the size of the mature roots! Am I doing something wrong?

I keep it in a "green house" (shelving unit with plastic covering over it), and mist it about 3 or 4 times a week. It is in a corner with light from the west and south, not direct , though.

Should I give it some sort of fertilizer? Should I be putting it under the sink rather than just misting? Could it be that I need to water more consistently? Different lighting?

Btw, its in a 2" slated basket with a pinch of sphagnum.

THANK YOU!!
gdupont

	Mistking Looking for a misting system? Look no further. Automated misting systems from MistKing are used by multitude of plant enthusiasts and are perfect for Orchids. Systems feature run dry pumps, ZipDrip valve, adjustable black nozzles, per second control! Automatically mist one growing shelf or a greenhouse full of Orchids. See MistKing testimonials

[WhiteRabbit]

Good luck!

[Lia23]

[QUOTE=gdupont;593343]Hi everyone,

A little over a month ago I purchased a Dendrophylax fawcettii-- SO COOL


Where did you buy it?

[Leslie]

Maybe this might be too late but it needs high high humidity around the roots and brightest light you can give it. I would spray it 2-4 times a day on roots and put in shaded west or south window.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk