Zygo Culture Guidelines - Anything to add ?

[Paul Mc]

Great information - and quite timely for me as I bought my first Zygo the other day as well. I do have a hybrid between a Zygo and Bolleo (I believe that's what it's mixed with), but I figured the culture may be just a bit different than the one I currently had.

So King, when I purchased my Zygo, I noticed that they had them in a water proof flat with just a little bit of water on the bottom. It was just enough to soak into the bark mix they had potted it in, through the holes on the bottom of the pot - it was really not excessive at all to be honest. I'm assuming that this would be similar to what you were talking about in nature - the being submersed portion. Would this then be the proper culture for them during the spring and summer, or am I reading this wrong?

Sorry, it's early in the morning and I haven't fully woken up yet. Perhaps I should go back, re-read and re-evaluate, lol...

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Originally Posted by Paul Mc

Great information - and quite timely for me as I bought my first Zygo the other day as well. I do have a hybrid between a Zygo and Bolleo (I believe that's what it's mixed with), but I figured the culture may be just a bit different than the one I currently had.

So King, when I purchased my Zygo, I noticed that they had them in a water proof flat with just a little bit of water on the bottom. It was just enough to soak into the bark mix they had potted it in, through the holes on the bottom of the pot - it was really not excessive at all to be honest. I'm assuming that this would be similar to what you were talking about in nature - the being submersed portion. Would this then be the proper culture for them during the spring and summer, or am I reading this wrong?

Sorry, it's early in the morning and I haven't fully woken up yet. Perhaps I should go back, re-read and re-evaluate, lol...

I do not recommend growing Zygopetalum species or hybrids in dwc. Zygopetalums do not get submerged under the flood line. Acacallis cyanea does.

I was merely using an extreme example by using Acacallis cyanea in illustrating the rain cycles that Zygopetalinae in general, experience in the wild.

Most Zygopetalinae don't usually experience being submerged by flood waters.