Laelia anceps (Project 10 int. - Spring 2010)

[Becca]

While my division is not huge...it would be to large for me to mount for my growing area. The grower I got it from was growing it in a wood basket but I can't remember the potting medium she said she was using.

Izzie, I think your growing conditions would be similar to mine...I'm in Boise, ID. I have no problem with moss not drying out fast enough as long as the pot size isn't to large. I must admit though...I still can rot some roots in the stuff with my phals if I am not careful, but that is in a plastic pot though.

I'm really tempted to try the sphagnum moss...here is a link to the ebay seller that has the beautiful healthy divisions growing in sphagnum moss: Laelia anceps percivaliana 'Nina Bonita' orchid species - eBay (item 190393519235 end time May-09-10 18:50:35 PDT)

[Izzie]

Originally Posted by Becca

While my division is not huge...it would be to large for me to mount for my growing area. The grower I got it from was growing it in a wood basket but I can't remember the potting medium she said she was using.

Izzie, I think your growing conditions would be similar to mine...I'm in Boise, ID. I have no problem with moss not drying out fast enough as long as the pot size isn't to large. I must admit though...I still can rot some roots in the stuff with my phals if I am not careful, but that is in a plastic pot though.

I'm really tempted to try the sphagnum moss...here is a link to the ebay seller that has the beautiful healthy divisions growing in sphagnum moss: Laelia anceps percivaliana 'Nina Bonita' orchid species - eBay (item 190393519235 end time May-09-10 18:50:35 PDT)

I see what your saying, we might be pretty similar.
I'm pretty sure that a mounted plant would not be happy in my house though- my humidity just isn't ideal.
I've used a sphag top dressing with success on my catt alliances and phals.