Hey everyone.
I recently got a den. latouria, dendrobium normanbyense x rhodostictum to be exact. a lovely orchid!
However, it was potted up in bark and i was told it got daily waterings. i like to use sphagnum moss as soaking every orchid i own would be a hassle. so i potted it up in a mix of bark, sphagnum moss and perlite. I repotted it quickly after i received it. Yes it's in bloom, but i prioritide the plant's health over blooms which will return if proper care is given.
Initially the orchid had a bit of wrinkling on the pseudobulbs. the newest pseudobulbs was glossy and wrinkle-free. it srill is wrinkle-free but i noticed the older pseudobulbs started wrinklinh a bit more. I found this a bit strange. I watered it carefully. the moss stayed wet around a week, and then i placed it on a heat mat to help it with winter's temperatures. This made the moss dry up in a day or 2. It had planty of moisture as i watched the watering carefully, and i think the watering with the seedling mat may even copy what it was like drying up in bark.
My initial response was "the roots look fine so it must be dehydration" so i gave it some extra water. The photos show the orchid as it is now. the bulbs are a bit more wrinkly than the photo may show. it was hard to take good pictures of them.
It is also a young planyt..first time working with younger plants. so now i wonder...is it dehydration? or is the mix of new growth x young plant x buds and flowers. But wouldnt it have been more wrinkly upon arrival then?
What do you guys think?
ps: with the seedling mat i suspect the orchid will be hydrated for 3 to 4 days
https://imgur.io/a/BmqxFXS
Wrinkling on latouria?
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