Just mounted P. schilleriana

[Ron]

Just mounted P. schilleriana.
This is one out of the flask I bought a few months ago.
It has been placed on a rather large piece of tree fern, another one was mounted on a 10 inch x 6 inch piece of CoCo mat.
Will give TLC until the roots reestablish themselves
I have mounted a 2 meter by 1 meter galvanized sheet of mesh about 6 inches away from the wall.
Hopefully I can add a lot more mounts as I get the plants ready
Cheerio

[katrina]

The schillies are lookin' good! I love your mount wall!!

[psyc1210]

Wish I could have a mount wall like that! Good job!

[trinigirl]

Those schillies look really nice. Will the foliage be hanging down, or oriented to grow upwards?

[Ron]

Originally Posted by trinigirl

Those schillies look really nice. Will the foliage be hanging down, or oriented to grow upwards?

I have mounted them as out of the pots but as the leaves grow bigger I expect due to the weigh they will hang down
Thanks

[Brooke]

You need to place your wire on the opposite end. The schillie will grow upright and never grow down like a violacea or gigantea.

In the current position the weight could possibly be too much and you could snap your stem.

Brooke

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Brooke

You need to place your wire on the opposite end. The schillie will grow upright and never grow down like a violacea or gigantea.

In the current position the weight could possibly be too much and you could snap your stem.

Brooke

Interesting Brooke, I have a schillie in a pot and all the leaves are try to hang down, so I did it this way thinking the weight will pull them downwards.
If I turn the lot around will the roots and the leaves grow upright or will the roots grow downwards!

Been looking at a lot of mounted schillerianas and they seem to be all mounted this way.

Should have sought better advice.
Thanks, I will be doing a few more soon so will try them upside down!

[orchids4me]

They look very nice Ron though I've not got this type mounted at purchase to know which way. Brooke's a good source for very accurate info I noticed she has a lot of mounted orchids.
Good luck with your babies Ron
Look forward to updates as they grow
Emmaye

[Brooke]

I guess because you are "down under" your schillie grows different than the ones up here on the "top side"

As you know roots on a potted plant appear around the stem of the plant. It is the same way on a mount - you will have roots growing up and down.

Brooke

[zildjian]

Originally Posted by Ron

Interesting Brooke, I have a schillie in a pot and all the leaves are try to hang down, so I did it this way thinking the weight will pull them downwards.
If I turn the lot around will the roots and the leaves grow upright or will the roots grow downwards!

Been looking at a lot of mounted schillerianas and they seem to be all mounted this way.

Should have sought better advice.
Thanks, I will be doing a few more soon so will try them upside down!

[PhalPal]

Brooke what do yo mean by "place your wire on the other end"???? Support the top (leaves) more???

[Ron]

[QUOTE=zildjian;248951]Here's a picture of a mounted schilly from my recent trip to the weekend market.

Thanks for that zilsjian, explanes the setup completely.
Congratulates on the photo, great camera work
Now I can go ahead with great confidince I am doing it the proper way
Cheerio

[Ron]

I guess because you are "down under" your schillie grows different than the ones up here on the "top side"

As you know roots on a potted plant appear around the stem of the plant. It is the same way on a mount - you will have roots growing up and down.

Brooke

Many thanks, in future I will grow them all from the bottom of the mount, makes sense after seeing Zildjian photos.
Great help and assistance for the Geeks as per usual.
Cheerio

[Brooke]

PhalPal he has the crown pointing up, not down. IMO the hanging wire should be on the other end of the mount.

Brooke