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Originally Posted by Shirley
Hi Becca and Susanne,
This plant is very easy to grow. Mine is in a shallow clay pot in a mix of fine bark, perlite, charcoal and bits of sphag. Also I was advised to put some sand in the mix to be sure it drained well and I've done that but I see that every time I water some of the sand washes out the bottom so I'm not sure whether there's any left in there! As for temperature, it seems very tolerant. I grow intermediate -- 60 at night to 75 in the day but my little sunroom can heat to 85 deg. or so in summer and possibly down to 55 in the winter. I fertilize every two weeks in summer and every three weeks in winter, at present using a 12-2-14 and adding some B1 solution on the alternate plain water days. The plant is deciduous -- the leaves on mine are discolouring now and starting to drop off though it's still flowering. When the leaves are gone it gets a good rest from water or fertilizer until it starts sprouting again about late November. I hope this is helpful to you. Good luck! 
Shirley |
I didn't realize the leaves would drop off! Mine still has its leaves. I potted mine in a blend of small fir bark, small sponge rock, chopped sphagnum, charcoal, and granite chips and then I put a layer of sphagnum on top since it seemed to be drying out quickly. Since I put the sphagnum layer on the top I have had new root growth this last month. I keep mine on the bottom floor of my orchidarium so it gets good humidity and the temps are around 75 during the day and high 60's at night. So I guess if it drops it's leaves, I won't freak out. If I remember I will try and take a picture to post!