my ghost orchids

[Rinzo]

so yeah I've looked at past threads of people with ghost orchids and tried to duplicate what they did to successfully grow their ghosts. Right now my biggest concern is air circulation cause some people say none and some say a decent amount. the temps are between 70-85 degrees F, and i have a humidifier that i turn on through most of the day on low so the humidity is usually 95% or more. I spray them once a day with water, and i have a cold neon, and a warm neon. I have concerns though cause they have been out of the flask for like a month and haven't done much.

[Arenalbotanicalgarden]

Put a "pond" under them. Years ago I stole them in the Fakkahatchee and grew them over a tub(200gallon) of water lilies with great success.

[zxyqu]

Originally Posted by Arenalbotanicalgarden

Years ago I stole them in the Fakkahatchee and grew them over a tub(200gallon) of water lilies with great success.

Seriously? You just bragged about stealing a plant from the swamps and taking it home? Like Ray said, that's really crappy.

As to growing them, hopefully flhiker or others will chime in, but the only time I ventured around that area, the air was pretty stagnant.

[Ray]

Get the moss out from under them.

Arenal - stealing protected plants is a Federal offence, and as it was a plant that is quite endangered and only lives in that one place, is pretty crappy, in my mind.

[Arenalbotanicalgarden]

Originally Posted by Ray

Get the moss out from under them.

Arenal - stealing protected plants is a Federal offence, and as it was a plant that is quite endangered and only lives in that one place, is pretty crappy, in my mind.

I'll not argue that at all. Young and dumb, I suppose.
I was in the army at the time-----proving the dumb part.

[Rowangreen]

Originally Posted by Arenalbotanicalgarden

I'll not argue that at all. Young and dumb, I suppose.
I was in the army at the time-----proving the dumb part.

I've heard the samuria sometimes took orchids with them on campaigns, but a ghost orchid? Very dumb indeed...

[Arenalbotanicalgarden]

Originally Posted by Rowangreen

I've heard the samuria sometimes took orchids with them on campaigns, but a ghost orchid? Very dumb indeed...

True.The glades have a lot more than advertised. It's still good to have them on the endangered list.

The glades has more pythons than ghost orchids these daze.
Say high to Duh Kween.

[Rinzo]

Update on the ghosts, i've decided to have a mesh lid on my terrarium since all the ghost orchids in my shower have new growth and i feel that being open to the air is crucial. Seeing how they grow in the wild from youtube videos has given me some idea of how to maintain them as well.

[Rinzo]

ill get the moss off of them, thanks!

[JaneEyre]

Rinzo,

From the pictures your ghosts are looking good compared to mine.

Originally Posted by Ray

Get the moss out from under them.

I got similar looking one from Oak Hill Gardens a month ago and it also has moss under it. The plant hasn't been doing that well - roots are starting to rot. It's such a delicate plant, I'm worried I will do more damage to it by taking moss out than if I leave it alone. Any suggestions? I have been keeping it in a bell jar set up with aquatic plants and lots of pebbles in one inch of water. The stick on which the ghost is attached to is laying against the glass wall and only the bottom tip is touching little bit of water. I added rubber feet to the lid so that there is some air exchange in the jar. Sorry, I would post a pic, but I'm at work right now.

Arenal, removing any plants from the wild is lame, but stealing endangered ones is a crime.