Thread: Eria aporodes
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Old 07-05-2009, 02:34 PM
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Erias are related to Dendrobiums.

Grow this one mounted in intermediate to warm conditions. It likes it humid (60% to 70%). Lighting should be medium bright. Keep evenly moist. There is no dormant period.

Watch the roots if there are any on them (most Erias upon purchase seem to have a badly damaged root system). Living roots are red or reddish brown with yellow tips and hairy. All Erias have hairy roots to some degree or another. Damaged roots means the plant will be severely impaired (especially in growth).

All Erias are moderately slow growing which makes them somewhat difficult to grow.

Another part of the difficulty in growing Erias is the extensive root damage.

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