Project 2015 Spring [main]: Amesiella monticola

[My Green Pets]

ginger hill,

I'm sure your plant is fine, it's just taking its time to adjust! If all is green, it is probably ok! It possible the plant was just about to do something when it was sold and shipped into another environment, which caused its whole system to reset!

As an example I had a cattleya do absolutely nothing for 9 months, a zygo that sulked from september to march, and a paph gratrixianum that would grow a leaf, then drop a leaf, over and over again for a year before finally regaining its 'feet' .

Here's sending you patience and good growth vibes for your little monticola! maybe it has been thinking about spiking this whole time, who knows, and soon will make a decision?

[gngrhill]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

ginger hill,

I'm sure your plant is fine, it's just taking its time to adjust! If all is green, it is probably ok! It possible the plant was just about to do something when it was sold and shipped into another environment, which caused its whole system to reset!

As an example I had a cattleya do absolutely nothing for 9 months, a zygo that sulked from september to march, and a paph gratrixianum that would grow a leaf, then drop a leaf, over and over again for a year before finally regaining its 'feet' .

Here's sending you patience and good growth vibes for your little monticola! maybe it has been thinking about spiking this whole time, who knows, and soon will make a decision?

Such an encouraging note. Thank you all for your help with my project. I have increased the humidity by my little fish bowl.....It stays around 65 to 70 % which hopefully will be enough to keep it happy, and I will try to be patient, but it's hard when everyone else seems to have new growth. At least it's still green.

[RandomGemini]

So I was wrong. My plant is totally in spike. I'm not sure what I'm doing to make this thing happy. I water it two or three times a week, when it starts to look dry. I am growing it on ceramic plate that I use for orchids. I leave water standing on the plate after I water. It evaporates over the course of a day or so. I water it with tap water. Very lightly fertilize once a month and that's it. Otherwise I forget about it. I will say, I have not moved it since I placed it. I pour water in at the base and let it run through the drain holes in the pot.

[gngrhill]

Originally Posted by RandomGemini

So I was wrong. My plant is totally in spike. I'm not sure what I'm doing to make this thing happy. I water it two or three times a week, when it starts to look dry. I am growing it on ceramic plate that I use for orchids. I leave water standing on the plate after I water. It evaporates over the course of a day or so. I water it with tap water. Very lightly fertilize once a month and that's it. Otherwise I forget about it. I will say, I have not moved it since I placed it. I pour water in at the base and let it run through the drain holes in the pot.

How much light do you give it, and what temp ? ?

[LovePhals]

Originally Posted by RandomGemini

So I was wrong. My plant is totally in spike. I'm not sure what I'm doing to make this thing happy. I water it two or three times a week, when it starts to look dry. I am growing it on ceramic plate that I use for orchids. I leave water standing on the plate after I water. It evaporates over the course of a day or so. I water it with tap water. Very lightly fertilize once a month and that's it. Otherwise I forget about it. I will say, I have not moved it since I placed it. I pour water in at the base and let it run through the drain holes in the pot.

Pics, please!

[My Green Pets]

Mine is growing a new leaf after something ate the last one.



And there is this weird spot towards the bottom of the plant, could this be something about to emerge?

[Mandy2705]

Can't wait to see what emerges

[No-Pro-mwa]

I'm so happy some of you are having such good luck. Mine is still alive but I ended up having to cut off the new leaf and then I put cinnamon on it. I have sprayed it with a copper fungus spray a couple of times with the other orchids showing signs of the fungus.

[Leafmite]

Sorry to hear about the chopping/fungus.
Mine isn't going to bloom, if that is any consolation and it still needs to survive the winter.

[Mandy2705]

Whoa this little plant has done so much in the last month than it EVER has since I received it. So the mystery nubbin turned out to be a fat new root. And now guess what?! There is another nubbin and it looks VERY promising. Time will tell what this nubbin will be. I know I probably shouldn't have but I recently repotted this guy a second time 😁 I found a garden center that carried extra tiny lava rocks which would be perfect for my miniature orchids. So I repotted quite a bit of orchids in this lava rock. It must have been a good thing bc this guy has taken off.