Well, I decided to take one of my best plants of
Phragmipedium besseae and mount it on wood. In nature, the species is primarily a vertical lithophyte, not a terrestrial nor an epiphyte.
This mounting project took over 5 hours yesterday, the longest orchid mounting yet. Personally, I think it was worth it, despite the fact
Phrag. besseae doesn't grow on trees. A bit of time was taken to study the water retainability on the mount, in order to actually allow this species to grow and thrive. The rest of the time was fixing the mount up to look "natural".
Well, here is my mount, and another
Phrag. besseae of mine in bloom (which I haven't posted yet)...
And another picture which shows a little more detail...
-PM
Mounting Phrag. besseae
Threaded Mode
