Mini miniatures

[gnathaniel]

Hi Davina, I don't grow any but there are many miniature pleurothallids in genera like Pleurothallis, Masdevallia, Lepanthes, Stelis, etc. Masd. erinacea is one that I particularly like, maybe someone with experience with it will chime in.

Bulbophyllums: hirundinis, thaiorum, albociliatum, plumatum, alagense, and catenulatum are all small and fairly easy to grow.

Ornithocephalus, Zygostates, and Hintonella are related to Phymatidium and mostly very small plants. Ocps inflexus is a vigorous and showy species, though not as tiny as some (inflorescences on my clone are 12-15 cm, leaves about 5-6 cm long).

Maxillaria sophronitis, Mediocalcar decoratum, Dinema (Encyclia) polybulbon, Dendrobium lichenastrum, Isabelia pulchella, and Angraecum distichum are a few more that I think will do well in a terrarium.

I look forward to seeing what others suggest. There are a lot of good terrarium growers on here who post nice photos, check out the subforum on that growing style. You might also find good suggestions on Dendroboard or other terrarium-specific forums.

[Davina]

Originally Posted by gnathaniel

Hi Davina, I don't grow any but there are many miniature pleurothallids in genera like Pleurothallis, Masdevallia, Lepanthes, Stelis, etc. Masd. erinacea is one that I particularly like, maybe someone with experience with it will chime in.

Bulbophyllums: hirundinis, thaiorum, albociliatum, plumatum, alagense, and catenulatum are all small and fairly easy to grow.

Ornithocephalus, Zygostates, and Hintonella are related to Phymatidium and mostly very small plants. Ocps inflexus is a vigorous and showy species, though not as tiny as some (inflorescences on my clone are 12-15 cm, leaves about 5-6 cm long).

Maxillaria sophronitis, Mediocalcar decoratum, Dinema (Encyclia) polybulbon, Dendrobium lichenastrum, Isabelia pulchella, and Angraecum distichum are a few more that I think will do well in a terrarium.

I look forward to seeing what others suggest. There are a lot of good terrarium growers on here who post nice photos, check out the subforum on that growing style. You might also find good suggestions on Dendroboard or other terrarium-specific forums.

Hi Nate,

thx for your reply, it was very useful!
I already have an Encyclia polybulbon and I really like the way it grows.
The other orchids you suggested are really awesome, especially the Ornithocephalus and the Zygostates. There were a few orchids that I already saw at orchid shows, but that I couldn't remember or whose names I had forgotten. So really thank you, I'm already planning to buy three of them