Japanese terrestrials 2023
I got my Kusamono Gardens order today: Hemipilia/Amitostigma keiskei or plover orchid; Pecteilis/Habenaria radiata or egret orchid; Hemipilia/Ponerorchis graminifolia or grass leaf orchid; Spiranthes sinensis or spiral orchid. They ship dormant tubers or plantlets with some slightly damp sphagnum. I put them into the refrigerator for now, but will pot them up soon. I plan to take photos and show the progress.
These are bog or wet rock crevice plants. I've found they do well for me in a mix of mostly pumice with some sphagnum moss. Once they get growing I stand the pots in pure water so they stay wet, but with good aeration thanks to the pumice.
I've had problems in the past with pack rats eating my plants. This year I'll take precautions. I might even set up some lights and keep them inside a terrarium in the house for rat protection.
I have flowered the egret orchid, Pecteilis/Habenaria radiata, but not the others.
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