Hwra. Lava Burst 'Puanani' AMA/OS on a stick

I hang the hook on a tree bark for the photosession but it stays indoors hanging by the corner of a 6inch vanda basket hooked on the ceiling by the wide southern window.
It is an amazing feeling and a discovery that I can actually make orchids bloom.

[iluvorchids]

Very cute!

[plantloverlisa]

Very nice, and lots of blooms!

[pikkumyy]

cool, i hope mine looks like that some day, how often do you water it?

[koshki]

Very nice! I don't have much of a knack for oncidiums...

@Michael, I spray it dripping wet every other day then soak it in a basin with 1 bottle cap of worm tea in a gallon of water once a week(on Saturday mornings) ...is your plant also hanging?

[ArtGeekMark]

Thanks for sharing your Lava Burst photos! I got mine mounted on a stick too.

[pikkumyy]

mine is a tiny little one in a pot, it was $8 and i plan on mounting it first thing in spring, yours look so healthy, i think the place i bought it from rotted its roots

sorry to hear about that Michael, but yes I felt the roots need to be free and since your plant is in a small pot it might rot if you overwater it(it needs to be moist but not stagnant)...I was lucky to have found a pear stick and a bit of moss...I made a concaved indentation with a pocket knife where I placed the crown of the plant...some plastic flat tape strips to tie it so it can breathe not constricted...the simbiotic relationship between the plant and the living moss is fantastic! ...you must alter your watering regime once it is hanging.

[pikkumyy]

thanks for that Anky, ill be sure to upload some photo's, i dont think i can be bothered to wait until spring, all that does it mean it will attach sooner.

[orchids4me]

Very nice !!
I was recently gifted one of these by a member on here and I hope some day I get as many blooms as you
Thanks for sharing yours
Emmaye

[petebonsai]

I can wait until all my mount start to bloom.

Pete

[pikkumyy]

i can't wait until mine starts to attache itself to the mount

best of luck pete

[Mira-Claude]

We have two of those little things!
Only here they are in pots and they drink SOOOO much!!!!
Wouldn't be able to keep it alive hanging for sure!

[Shannara]

That is beautiful. I have always loved this little orchid because its color is so intense. I love how you are growing yours.

Shann~

[Greybeard]

Great growing and beautiful little blooms, don't know how I missed this thread though, I guess that's what getting old does to you, you miss things sometimes Keep up the good work Anky & Mark

[edgy]

Nice Plant! mine too, like some of the others, is in a pot. It's spiking now with-10-12 flowers each.....can't wait.