For the most part, it is unimportant (and incorrect) to ask if a particular plant will grow in semi-hydroponics.
"Semi-hydroponics" defines nothing more than the use of an inert medium and a particular watering method, and there are a helluva lot more factors involved that just those in determining whether you can grow a particular plant.
You must start by learning what the plant needs in terms of light levels, humidity, temperature, and air movement. Nutrition is included in the list, but is a relatively second-tier factor. It is also important to think about what it, or it's ancestors, see in nature. Many of the epiphytic plants we grow are exposed to months on end of daily saturation, so we can be pretty comfortable that they can succeed in S/H once they have grown roots adapted to those conditions. A tolumnia though, living on twigs in the constant warm ocean breezes of the Caribbean, always dries out rapidly and never sees constant moisture, so it is a poor candidate.
Then look at the conditions you can routinely provide, considering seasonal variations, as well. If you think the two match pretty well, THEN you're ready to consider semi-hydroponics.
What is different about the environment of the s/h pot compared to what you're currently used to? How do the properties of the medium interact with your environment?
Better "breathe-ability" is always a plus by itself, but if your air is too dry, that can lead to evaporative cooling at the root zone, something some plants dislike immensely. (Outside of poor timing for repotting, I'd bet this is the single factor that leads some beginners to kill their phalaenopsis, for example.) In my humid greenhouse, this is not an issue, as is the case for folks living in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Folks in arid regions or in-home growers in the north should keep that in mind and decide if they are willing to compensate via a humidifier or by raising the thermostat. (By contrast, that extra cooling can work to your advantage, allowing you the opportunity to grow plants that are generally "too cool" for your normal environment.)
I will add that most terrestrials take to it like a walk in the park, except, apparently, those with corms or other bulb-like structures sub-surface. I had a Plieone formosana that bloomed great, but then had all future growth on top of the medium, rather than below, as it should.
If you really have done your homework, and move a healthy plant to the culture at the correct time, you will likely end up with larger, more vigorous plants, due to the constant supply of moisture and nutrition.
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