Vanda in orchitop with growstone and leca

[LobsterOfJustice]

Hi all,
Anyone had success potting a vanda in something? I have an orchitop pot but had no luck potting one in it with a growstone/leca bead mixture- the roots rotted because they were always moist... Would lava rock or bark be any better? Does anyone else have experience with vandas in orchitop pots?

Here's a picture of the plant when I potted it. Half of the roots died while potted, I have it in a glass vase now but it's not a great solution I don't think... The plant did surprisingly grow (a new leaf grew about 1") but I was too uncomfortable with so many roots dying to let it stay in the orchitop...






If it helps, I had been misting the outside of the orchitop 4-5x per week, and soaking it in a half strength fertilizer 1x/week. The plant gets bright full sun in an Eastern window until about 2pm. The humidity is usually between 60-75% in the kitchen where I keep the vanda. It is a pachara delight blue that is not yet flowering size, supposedly next year it should be though.




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