Chiloschista sp. Can i grow it like this...

[Erce]

ok, i need one og those and i have read all about them on the web, but one thing is still a question, can i pot it?

maybee in a phal-pot, you know, those you can look at the roots in.

or maybee on a swampstik?

[WhiteRabbit]

[RobS]

I've only seen them on wood.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

They need to be mounted, w/o moss.

They also experience a "dry" season (it's not truly 100% dry, they just experience less moisture).

These are not the hardiest orchids you can buy. They need a bit more attention than most other orchids and are tricky to care for properly.

They're just a mass of roots, and maybe a rudimentary leaf or two.

Moderate to high humidity.

Intermediate to warm temperatures.

Bright shade.

Can be slow to establish.

[capri69]

hi there i was given some chiloschista lunifera seedlings, since i dont ve much experience with mounting how much sphangum moss if any do i ve to use? which wood is best for mounting? i remember reading somewhere not to use citrus due to certain disease?! can i use acacia? oh one last query how much do they grow? do i ve to take into consideration the size of the wood or they can be re mounted?
thanks

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I don't think there'd be a problem with citrus woods, maybe if they were cleaned prior to use, there wouldn't be an issue.

Cork bark is good as well.

I've seen them mounted onto other woods as well, but I'm not sure what kind they are.

No moss whatsoever, imo. Moss is too troublesome to use when growing Chiloschista and stays too wet for them. I wiped out a couple of them just by growing them on moss (and it wasn't even a lot either). One of them was an exceptionally nice one too ().

How fast they grow depends on how well they're grown and how well they establish. Some places state some species grow fast. In my limited experience, they don't grow all that fast.

I'm not too sure about this one particular detail, but I believe they produce rudimentary leaves if they're not getting enough light.

Remember, they have a rest period, they either don't grow during this period or grow extremely slow and very little at that.

[capri69]

thanks philip that was of great help. On double checking i realised there are more seedlings than i actually thought-i think i have around 40!!! so today i prepared some wood and tomorrow i ll start mounting!! once ready i willl try to post some photos.

meantime THANKS again

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

You're welcome.