Polyrhriza lindenii

[rbisetto]

Does anybody out there know what are the best mounting materials for the Ghost Orchid? And approx. how many years does it take from deflasking to actually flowering?
Cheers Robert

[atcrosby]

There is an excellent article in the October 2006 American Orchid Society magazine on Ghost Orchids. One thing to note is that they require very high levels of humidity and growers I have read about recommend they be put inside a terrarium enclosure. with some air movement.

A mount inside an enclosure would work and most types of mounts would be applicable.

Anyone else have ideas?

[greg_s]

I had mine on a piece of grape vine. It did ok but never really took off. I have just reciently switched it to a piece of galvanized harware cloth. I read about other people doing it because they had problems with the mount starting to decay in the high temp and humidity. So far it seems to be ok on the hardware cloth but it is still a little early to tell.

As Tom mentioned, this one needs very specific growing conditions. Pay close attention to light, humidity, and air flow as it is very sensitive.

Good luck.

Greg