Peristeria elata is a tough plant

[DirtyCoconuts]

i have been watching this thread and wanting, to know more and to have one of my own lol, i finally have one in the ecuagenra cart....one can only resist so long


how is it doing?
any updates to share or new insights?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

i have been watching this thread and wanting, to know more and to have one of my own lol, i finally have one in the ecuagenra cart....one can only resist so long


how is it doing?
any updates to share or new insights?

Mine is MASSIVE! And it just started on two new growths.

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I'll respond but I'm just too busy this week and next.

[isurus79]

This year's bulb in onion sized, with two new ones on the way: Peristeria elata new growths by Stephen Van Kampen-Lewis, on Flickr

[DirtyCoconuts]

thanks gang!

any culture tips?

whatcha got in that pot, steve?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

thanks gang!

any culture tips?

whatcha got in that pot, steve?

I think I used some coconut chunks on the bottom and a bunch of oak leaves for the top half of the pot. Plenty of water and fertilizer added as well!

[DirtyCoconuts]

when you say coconut chunks do you mean coir or pieces of the hard shell?

hehehe picking your two's brains before i get the plant feels like cheating LOL

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On a work break - use a huge pot. Imagine it's a Cymbidium. The roots look the same. I put my bare-root Ecuagenera Peristeria and Anguloa directly into 5 gallon pots. Within 6 months I could use the plants as handles to pick up the pots. In a rainier climate I would use a looser mix rather than a smaller pot. I think I wrote what I used above.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by DirtyCoconuts

when you say coconut chunks do you mean coir or pieces of the hard shell?

I used coir

[DirtyCoconuts]

Ordered 11-3

arrived today


in good shape (clearly they sat on the order.)

i am going to pot her up tomorrow just as you did ES