You have the most naturally appealing way of growing your orchids, truly. So inspiring to see such beautiful plants that remain in a way that they can grow much like they would. I have developed my first serious passion in studying and growing orchids in the last year and a half and I find myself struggling with the right setup for my plants and me and my environment… Ive dreamed about having a greenhouse or sunroom with mounted orchids on trees and bark and driftwood from the vary beginning but only now while looking at your plants and your growing spot have I really believed it was something I can actually do and that they can thrive and stay on their mounts for more than a short time and without the mount being so uninteresting and synthetic. A shame to grow them in something so different from the beauty of natural elegance. Beautiful how you’ve let them establish and beyond that.. awe inspiring to see that it can be just as I’ve imagined and better when one appreciates the plant for what it is and how it grows.. rather than needing so many products and pots and material to enjoy them.bi don’t have the budget for that and it’s hard to find decent examples of affirming evidence of growing them like you have… unless it’s from a very well known nursery or complex growing setup. Thank you for your vision and sharing your love for orchids so simply and yet so very rare and original for someone like me to find. And also it’s refreshing to see so many different kinds. I never really found bulbophyllums to be desirable until I saw yours! Now I can see why they are so intriguing! -L
Hi Howard, great update, thanks for sharing. I really like p.lindleya , so dainty and beautiful! The bulbophyllum withe small white blooms is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing and happy growing 😊
Another great video. Your orchid channel is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels to watch. Especially because of your love for scented orchids. That phalaenopsis lindenii goes on my wishlist. Beautiful!
Resupination happens when, at the bud stage, the pedicel twists so that upon opening, the flower is presented upside down. However, since most orchids have resupinate flowers, people tend to think that the labellum positioned facing the ground is the 'correct' presentation when in reality, non-resupinate flowers are the 'normal' ones. One advantage of us in the tropics is that since our plants are mostly maintained outdoors, we can afford to keep even those species with fetid flowers. Within the enclosed space of a greenhouse and with the odor having nowhere to go, it surely would be horrific!
Resupination allows the pollinator to land on the labellum and from there, walk into the hypochile in search of a reward like nectar, though many orchids are notorious for making it appear like they manufacture nectar but actually don't. Non-resupinate orchids appear to be visited by potential pollinators which fly straight to the hypochile or walk for only a short distance to get there, but this may not be true for all species involved. At least one genus, Polystachya, has all of its members possessing non-resupinate (upside down) flowers, and I would not be surprised if their main pollinators make their way to the flowers starting from the ground and then crawling up. If this is the case then the labellum will just get in the way, at least momentarily, if it was presented in a resupinate manner.
One would think so but I had one once - about 5 years ago and killed it. I can't remember what the cause was. Maybe I'll have another go next year. A very worthwhile orchid if it does well.
Thank you so much for sharing! I stopped by your channel a few months back and really enjoy your content! You have captivated me with this Eria Thao! I immediately started searching for one, which is apparently not going to happen. But I did find an Eria Globifera which I am highly considering. This is such a neat orchid, so thank you so much for bringing it to my attention! Have a wonderful week Howard 😁🪴🌺
There are quite a few Erias but most are not very popular. Well worth keeping an eye for them if you like more unusual orchids.I haven't grown E. globifera. Just about to look it up!
@@HowardRice I haven’t stopped researching them since I saw yours! I’m totally intrigued. I really enjoy species orchids and even more so unusual varieties that aren’t common in most collections. So thank you for bringing Eria to my attention. I found a nice nursery in California, Andy’s Orchids, they offer a few different varieties currently.
Dear Howard, I've just got 2 mini orchids from friend yesterday. The name is 'Stereochilus dalatensis' and 'Pteroceras semiteretifolium' . I don't have any experiences raising mini orchids at all. Please recommend me how to take care of these babies if you have been raise it before. Thank you in advance.
I haven't grown either of these but with a new orchid I always do a google image search to see how other people have had success growing it and whether potted of mounted. I also find out where and how it gows in the wild - altitude, climate etc and try to replicate these conditions.
That's an excellent suggestion but, strangely, I tried Sedirea twice in the past and I was not successful with it. I couldn't work out why. It is a beautiful species and I was really disappointed.
Eria thao is also known as Campanulorchis thao - I'm not sure which name is the currently accepted one at Kew - but it my be on sale under either name.
After spraying with rainwater in the morning I like to see them dry by late afternoon at this time of year. So I guess you could say they are moist for a few hours. But bear in mind that my humidity is always high - around 80%
