I'm curious, how do you have your bulbo's planted/mounted?

[cb977]

I have a few and they're ll mounted/potted differently

Some are on cork with sphag, some are in small baskets with sphag, some on Epiweb with sphag, and one or two are on small pieces of wood...with sphag

[Dekejis]

LOL.. I'm noticing a trend there, Sue..
Ok, so forget the treefern then.
I like the idea of mounting on cork and also the idea of doing a wooden basket. I might try doing some each way and see what works.
I like that wine basket; what a really creative idea!

[Randy]

Hi Dana,

I have a bunch of mounted bulbos. One of the most prolific flowers is a Cirr. makoyanum which is on cork. It flowers and flowers all summer as soon as it gets warm. Another prolific flowerer, once it took a couple of years to establish itself is Bulbo. falcatum. That one is a real rambler so I put it on a piece of driftwood which is a corner of a branch. The same with a Bulbo. platyrachis. It is also a rambler and is larger than the falcatum so it is on a simlar but larger piece of driftwood. It flowers in the spring so it has made it to Longwood Garndens in 2006 & 2007. Maybe it will be ready for 2009 in my new greenhouse.

Then there is the monster Bulbo. purpureorachis. The pseudobulbs are as large as the palm of the average womans hand. It is mounted on a piece of Bald Cypress knee. This plant made it to the Philadelphia Flower Show this year as part of Waldor Orchids display just as a folliage plant.

There are some very small pictures attached. You won't be able to enlarge them. The first one is the Bulbo. platyrachis full of rachis' sitting on a stool so I can get a photo of it because it normally hangs. The second is the Bulbo. purpureorachis. The third is a close up of the flower from the Bulbo. platyrachis, which is about 1/8" tall.

Randy

Randy

[ottercottage]

Hi, I have several bulbos but keep in mind I'm a newbie. I have both a potted Bulbo Rothschildianum Red Chimney and a mounted one. The potted one is in a 4" pot with regular wood mix and perlite. The mounted is on wood fastened with clear fishing line. Both appear to be growing equally well. I have to water the mounted one every other day (you can also soak for 1/2 hour at less frequent intervals). The potted one I water about once a week. I bought them small so they haven't flowered yet, though the mounted one has two spikes. However, the leaves and roots look very good. I give them a little more light than my paphs. and phrags. In addition I have a large Bulb. lobbii Kathy's Gold in a 5" pot. This one is in pure fir bark and needs more light. I'm also looking forward to the arrival of my Elizabeth Ann - I've heard excellent things about it! Clackamas Orchids in Oregon carries some great, unusual orchids - I get healthy, large plants for a very reasonable price. David's site is Home Page. Hope this helps!

[cb977]

Got a huge Bulb Melting Pot yesterday and just stuck into one of First Ray's Epiweb square pots. I didn't add anything to it but I think it'll be very happy in it's new home

[Grandma M]

Kiki, I love the one is a wine basket. I may have to try that with one of my mounted one which is not doing much. You are going to love the Lovely Elizabeth. Mine was so beautiful when it bloomed.

I have several bulbos. Yesterday I decided the potted ones seem to be growing better than my mounted ones. They dry out so fast hanging like that. The potted ones are a bit closer together and I believe they stay more moist that way. I spray mine down every day but they seem to dry too fast. Possibly they are getting too much light. The potted ones are lower than the mounties.

My favorite is medussea and it is also the slowest growing one. It did bloom for me but hasn't grown much since then.
Marilyn

[Tindomul]

Hi,
I have 11 different types of Bulbo's and alliance. The good news is I have not killed any. The bad news is that I have not bloomed any. hehe.
-Bulbophyllum alagense 'large form'
-Bulbophyllum cuspidilingue (blumei)
-Bulbophyllum dearei
-Bulbophyllum Jersey x Bulbophyllum lobbii 'Kathy's Gold
-Bulbophyllum macranthum
-Bulbophyllum nymphopolitanum
-Bulbophyllum Ray Gabaldon
-Bulbophyllum Wilmar Galaxy
-Cirrhopetalum cf. thaiorum
-Cirrhopetalum tingabarinum
-Rhytionanthos (Bulbophyllum) plumatum

Most of them I grow in a terrarium of some sort where they stay, moist, warm and at least moderately bright. Two of my Hybrids (hehe not sure which two ) are loosing many leaves because I keep it too dry/bright in the terrarium. One species in the same terrarium is probably too dark and is refusing to grow, though, all three have thrown out roots like crazy, mounted. The three species I keep outside the terrarium are experiencing a failure to thrive. So once I am satisfied that they have no bugs/pests, I will mount them inside my terrarium.
Ray, I was litteraly just thinking about putting one of my larger Bulbos in S/H before I read your post. Thanks for the encouragement.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I didn't mention this particular species of Bulbophyllum yet because I got it recently and was trying things out.

I grow this one on a tree fern fiber plaque that isn't tightly packed with sphagnum moss. It is doing great. I've had it for a couple of weeks and the lead growths have begun growing rapidly over a week ago. This is one of the tinier species of Bulbophyllum. I've not seen it flower yet so I don't know what it is or which section it might belong to.

Here're the pics:

[Randy]

Originally Posted by King_of_orchid_growing:)

I didn't mention this particular species of Bulbophyllum yet because I got it recently and was trying things out.

I grow this one on a tree fern fiber plaque that isn't tightly packed with sphagnum moss. It is doing great. I've had it for a couple of weeks and the lead growths have begun growing rapidly over a week ago. This is one of the tinier species of Bulbophyllum. I've not seen it flower yet so I don't know what it is or which section it might belong to.

Here're the pics:

But what is the species name? If you give it someone might know.

Randy

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I don't know the species name, I never got one. It was sold to me as Bulbophyllum sp. I didn't even receive a tag for it.