Suggestions for First Mounted Orchid

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by estación seca

D. wassellii is also an easy grower, but it needs to be grown on a horizontal mount, not a vertical mount.

Originally Posted by bil

Interesting. Why's that please?

Could it be that Dockrillia wassellii is found growing strictly as a lithophyte in the wild? It's growth habit seems to suggest this, although, I cannot find any photographs online of them in-situ growing on rocks. The only photos of them I found online were ones growing in people's houses as a cultivated plant.

If Dockrillia wassellii grows as an epiphyte on trees as well, I wouldn't be surprised. Perhaps, the way that Dockrillia wassellii grows is with the leaves pointed upwards and they grow along horizontally oriented branches. Who knows...

I know that Dockrillia linguiformis grows as both a lithophyte and an epiphyte of trees in the wild.

Dockrillia linguiformis growing as a lithophyte:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8a2e8e69.jpg

Dockrillia linguiformis growing as an epiphyte on trees:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2949/1...7a97713c_z.jpg

I don't know why Dockrillia cucumerina would be considered more difficult to grow compared to the others; I cannot offer any explanation in this regard. I have, however, read that they have been found growing naturally as an epiphyte on trees without moss or as lithophytes. The leaves have a natural growth habit of pointing downwards, (they hang pendulously), so that they actually do look like cucumbers hanging off a vine.

Dockrillia cucumerina growing on trees:

Dockrillia cucumerina

Can't find any photos that verify that Dockrillia cucumerina grows on rocks, but it's not difficult for me to believe it.

If anyone's wondering what kind of rocks Dockrillia usually grow on in the wild, it's granite.

I think this website gives a quick and easy to understand guide to how Dockrillia grow in the wild:

Dockrillia

[bil]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

Could it be that Dockrillia wassellii is found growing strictly as a lithophyte in the wild? It's growth habit seems to suggest this, although, I cannot find any photographs online of them in-situ growing on rocks. The only photos of them I found online were ones growing in people's houses as a cultivated plant.

If Dockrillia wasselli grows as an epiphyte on trees as well, I wouldn't be surprised. Perhaps, the way that Dockrillia wasselli grows is with the leaves pointed upwards and they grow along horizontally oriented branches. Who knows...

I know that Dockrillia linguiformis grows as both a lithophyte and an epiphyte of trees in the wild.

Dockrillia linguiformis growing as a lithophyte:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...ea8a2e8e69.jpg

Dockrillia linguiformis growing as an epiphyte on trees:

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2949/1...7a97713c_z.jpg

I don't know why Dockrillia cucumerina would be considered more difficult to grow compared to the others; I cannot offer any explanation in this regard. I have, however, read that they have been found growing naturally as an epiphyte on trees without moss or as lithophytes. The leaves have a natural growth habit of pointing downwards, (they hang pendulously), so that they actually do look like cucumbers hanging off a vine.

Dockrillia cucumerina growing on trees:

Dockrillia cucumerina

Can't find any photos that verify that Dockrillia cucumerina grows on rocks, but it's not difficult for me to believe it.

If anyone's wondering what kind of rocks Dockrillia usually grow on in the wild, it's granite.

I think this website gives a quick and easy to understand guide to how Dockrillia grow in the wild:

Dockrillia

What's the difference between Den and Dockrillia cucumerina?