This stanhopea should be fairly tolerant. I grow mine outdoors mounted on logs and have only had it for a couple of months but it seems to be responding well to its current conditions. When I purchased it, it had around 25 pseudobulbs and was in a hanging wooden slat box in sphagnum moss. When I removed it from the box, I discovered much to my chagrin that it didn't have a single healthy root because the box was full of bush snails.
I divided up the orchid, removed as many of the bush snails as I could and also removed all the sphagnum moss. Then I put the divisions in my super hot shed for several days without any water in the hope of frying any remaining bush snails. In retrospect I should have added some snail bait pellets because that seems to effectively kill them.
After that I mounted the divisions in various locations in my shade shelter area. My shade cloth is 50% white so it's really bright and the leaves turned light yellow and even burned in a couple spots. They would probably appreciate less light but it's the shadiest spot in my yard. For each division I mounted I included a good handful of green sphagnum moss and because it's summer I water in the evenings. The orchid stays moist all night long and is dry for most for the day.
After a week or two I noticed new roots and then perhaps a couple weeks after that I noticed numerous new pseudobulbs developing. Currently the new leaves are just starting to poke out. I've been regularly putting snail bait pellets around the divisions in case new bush snail eggs hatch.
For more in depth cultural and climate information I highly recommend purchasing, for $1, the
culture sheet for Stanhopea nigroviolacea from The Bakers
orchid culture website.
New to Forum, questions about, Stanhopea Nigroviolacea and how to grow them.
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