Mounted two Phals in one.

[FLaCo]

I mounted two Phal. Dragon's Blood in one piece of hard wood...one in each end upside down. Hopefully they will grab and bloom this winter coming up. It hangs from the top with both plants facing down..pretty cool I think.

The stems don't go too far out and they seem like mini Phals although their leaves are big.

[Vivienne]

Very cool indeed!

[FLaCo]

Thanks Vivi.

It doesn't look that pretty for a fresh mount but I needed to as much tape as possible to hold spag because gravity wouldn't comply.

Just wait until the plants grab and I can let them loose...those mini spike with yellow flowers will look great!

[Tobi]

Nice mount Damien. Looks like it will appear as it does growing in its natural habit,
hanging down and looking pretty. Keep us posted.

[heatherbear10]

I love it. Trying to get into more mounts now, since everything that was growing to my tree froze this past winter. Lost 10 of 12 phals, and a bunch of dens. Lesson learned, mount to moveable things, not immovable tree!

[patticake]

Wow, Damien! Cool mount! I only have one mount- and it's an experiment.
Yours looks awesome!!! Please keep the photo updates coming!!!

[FLaCo]

Thanks guys! I will keep tabs with the photos as the weeks go by.

[sandra]

Very nice Damien!

[evagentry]

Look nice Damien,and should look better as time passes.

[FLaCo]

Originally Posted by evagentry

Look nice Damien,and should look better as time passes.

Yea I know...right now the balls of Spag don't look very nice.

[orchid_girl]

Very Nice!! I like the piece of wood you used.

[FLaCo]

One Phal didn't make it. So one is solo but healthy.

[jerrymeola]

Damien

You will find that mounted this way you can move the Phals to Cattleya light levels. The top (Now) of the leaf is not light sensitive. I once had a Phal and an Oncidium next to each other at a show and when the sun shifted, the Onc was cooked and died and the Phal did not even develop red on the leaves.

I find it takes about 18 months to develop enough roots to hold. (and this was a large Phal.) The Naples Nights I mounted in the control plants for the hybrid project has not done anything)

[jbigio]

Nice job I always liked multi mounts. attached are some of the ones I have as well
Joe

[FLaCo]

Originally Posted by jerrymeola

Damien

You will find that mounted this way you can move the Phals to Cattleya light levels. The top (Now) of the leaf is not light sensitive. I once had a Phal and an Oncidium next to each other at a show and when the sun shifted, the Onc was cooked and died and the Phal did not even develop red on the leaves.

I find it takes about 18 months to develop enough roots to hold. (and this was a large Phal.) The Naples Nights I mounted in the control plants for the hybrid project has not done anything)

Jerry the Naples Night you sent...is doing very well and now i see roots growning up. They haven't grabbed the wood...but I see plenty and healthy. Great little plant.

[FLaCo]

Originally Posted by FLaCo

One Phal didn't make it. So one is solo but healthy.

Now I am back to two...the new on almost died on me but I took care of the fungal attack. The new mount is down to one leaf but a new on is coming. The roots are finally pushing out. These mounts have taken forever compared to the upside down pot ones on my other post. I wouldn't know why...but just an observation.

[lissie0113]

Wow all these look great! i love the way mounts look... hopefully i'll be adventurous enough to try some one day!

[davetheorchidaddict]

I mounted my first Phal, a gigantee, to see if it would help after killing a few. It is producing a bloom spike. Now I am ready to mount some more, won't hurt because I have always had problems growing them.

[FLaCo]

Dave, I am mounting Phals from now on...apparently they are easier to grow in my conditions. It is the way to go for me.

[davetheorchidaddict]

my mounted phal in in the shade house with cats and vanda's and seems to be growing well. have you ever tried to mount a vanda? I have one on cork and it is growing guite since it has fastened itself to the cork

[FLaCo]

Originally Posted by davetheorchidaddict

my mounted phal in in the shade house with cats and vanda's and seems to be growing well. have you ever tried to mount a vanda? I have one on cork and it is growing guite since it has fastened itself to the cork

I have mounted Vandas on coconut palms...but never on cork. I'll give it a try though...they do good on cork then?

[christinek]

Great job Damien! What? no more Olympics mixed in with your orchid pics? LOL This time I was hoping to see Phelps! LOLOL

Great job though.. Let us know how it goes with Vanda and cork.. Being i'm in PA.. I won't be doing any mounting.. Not yet anyways.. Although it's very interesting to possibly give a try..

[davetheorchidaddict]

I started mounting Vandas on cypress and they seem to like it, they are gorwing well. I have a word of warning - when you are cutting a dead pseudobulb, DO NOT get in a hurry and forget safety. Sat I was in a hurry and cut one that I saw, had my left hand behind to make sure that I had the correct one, did not pull it out of the way when the shears cut through I felt the sting. Have done before but not this bad, as I walked to the laini I left a blood trail. A trip to the ER and 5 stiches later I got back home. The shears weresharp so it was a clean cut an inch long and deep, won't be mounting for a few days.

[Vivienne]

OUCH! Speedy recovery to you Dave! Where abouts in Florida are you?

[patticake]

Ouch! An injury for the cause.

[berkeleysgr8]

Ooooh... sorry to hear about that Dave!

Great mounted Phals! I was looking at some of the ultra clingy roots on a couple of my Phal schilleriana today and thinking they would be GREAT to try for a first shot at mounting orchids. I think the root type would really grab whatever it was mounted to. I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to try it yet though!

[articuno75]

Originally Posted by davetheorchidaddict

I started mounting Vandas on cypress and they seem to like it, they are gorwing well. I have a word of warning - when you are cutting a dead pseudobulb, DO NOT get in a hurry and forget safety. Sat I was in a hurry and cut one that I saw, had my left hand behind to make sure that I had the correct one, did not pull it out of the way when the shears cut through I felt the sting. Have done before but not this bad, as I walked to the laini I left a blood trail. A trip to the ER and 5 stiches later I got back home. The shears weresharp so it was a clean cut an inch long and deep, won't be mounting for a few days.

OUCH! Talk about taking one for the 'chids! Glad that you're okay and that you have all your digits.

[davetheorchidaddict]

Stiches come out tomorrow, one good thing was the shears were steral because I always have them ready to cut orchids.

Vivi I live in west central FL about 6 miles from the gulf. Hurricanes threaten us once in a while. Have had a couple tropical storms cross us that were hurricanes when they came ashore on the east coast.

[solay]

Nice to hear your OK. I cut my foot recently but no stitches. Thank Goodness. Take care with them storms and hurricanes.

Damian, I like the upside down Phals. Neat.

[FLaCo]

This update is a little late...better late than never.

The latest of the two that got sick has ow developed a new leaf and seems to be on the right track. The oldest one is growing roots galore along with a Keikei.

[articuno75]

Woo Hoo! On the road to recovery!!!

[FLaCo]

Hey Jenny, how would I be able to remove the keikei without hurt the plant. Do I use an X-acto knife or something?

[articuno75]

What I use is a pair of small pointy scissors and a pokey stick (skewer).

LOL, Like playing the Milton Bradley game "Operation" Carefully pry the roots loose and only cut those that need to be cut.