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[Spider]

Originally Posted by bodaciousbonsai

Hello, I was wondering on your culture conditions for the toluminia variegata. I have a trade in progress for a division of this species of orchid. Do they need 3500 -6000 fc to flower or do they require a low temp drop at night with high or low humidity. I have read that this orchid is difficult.

Hallo, I wish I was an electrician. I don´t know anyting about it. I grow it with my Cattleyas, and it is hanging indoors in my window that is facing south-east. I have 3 halogen spotlights mounted on the window. They are grown indoors all year round, but my flat is very warm during the summer, upp to 30C.
In winter days it is about 22C and 19C at nights.
I try to maintain a humidity not lower then 60%, but there are short times it has dropped to 40% and sometimes when there has been a period of rain, it has been up to 80%.
I use only filtered water.
I have had no problem growing it

[greenbean]

Originally Posted by beck

Yep. When they fall off the tree they are bald. Then chain saw in half. (My partner glares at me and then silently goes off to do this shaking his head when I ask him, so I take it this is not all that easy.) Then if there is coconut flesh inside scoop it out and fill with something I use volcanic stones. You then have a flat fiborous surface to mount on. I'll post a photo when I figure out how to post photos, I've never used a discussion board before!!

I have a coconut half that I've been meaning to use! It is going to be home to a Maxillaria tenuifolia, aka coconut orchid. What better place to put it?

Do you think the volcanic rock would work for Maxillaria? Mine seems to like a little more moisture than some orchids, but the volcanic rock would look really nice.