Some random bloomings

I absolutely love the tsubotae. I have tried and failed at obtaining them. The last offer I had from Ecuagenera was a flask for $125 with plants blooming in flask. I decided against it and now wish I had not. My concern was ending up with 10 plants that I could not trade or use. I don't think I even know 10 people that grow this species. Are you growing yours in straight sphagnum?

 

Those Lepanthes are two of my absolute favorite species! Good choices Mike.

Chad, I don't think you'd get stuck with any unwanted plants of L. tsubotae if you bought that flask. That price is very good for a rather rare in the U.S. species.

I'd be interested to hear the best media long term for these as well. I have two potted in sphag currently, and they look ok. If they receive daily watering, are they best kept potted/mounted in sphag or something else? Hopefully, Marni and others with experience will chime in.

 

I have good luck using shredded tree fern mixed in loosely with the sphagnum when they are potted. I also removed at least half of the bottom of terra cotta pots before potting to increase drainage. My opinion is that the Lepanthes I have grown do better mounted on tree fern with just a bit a sphagnum, but I don't like to do this because its a hassle to remove them, divide, ect.

telipogoniflora, for example, grows like gangbusters mounted on tree fern (I have posted a pic of mine here) and my calodictyon mounted on cork is much slower to bulk up, but grows fine.

I mount all of my plants on cork. Some with more success than others.

 

I appreciate that Acostea! I can imagine yours in a year or two with a dozen or more spikes would be a sight.

Marni, when you had your telipogonaflora in the germination dome, did they suffer from air circulation issues?

 

It has been long enough to forget the misery in which I have failed in growing this species that I am ready to try again. I'm going to do a replicate of what you had them growing in. You don't have flasks do you?

 

Very nice ones. Is the second mounted on Epiweb?

 

Once a plant is on Ecoweb, how is the process remounting it? Can the roots be untangled or do you cut off what you can and mount the web.

I think the stuff has potential but I am hesitant to put plants on it, especially those with tiny, wiry roots.

 

I love this one. Yours looks nice and healthy. This one is really big for your conditions isn't it? I think it's worth the space either way.

Thanks for the feedback on the Ecoweb. Do you have Lepanthes caprimulgus?