Best way to pot Den. Aggregatum ?

[prisana]

Hi fellow geeks..I have this den. aggregatum that came in a 3 inch pot, I've put it in a new 4" pot just for now. It's growth is kinda funny , all the leaves are facing backward where all the old growths are. I tried to mount it on a cork bark having the newest growth on the outside, but the way it was growing , I'm seeing the back of the leaves. My question is : what is the best way to grow this guy ? Should I just leave it in the pot ? ( it looks much better in a pot , all I have to do is turn the pot around and I see the front of the leaves ) But would like to know if there's a trick to mounting this particular den ? I really want to try to mount it. Thank you

[prisana]

Ok , these are the pics of the den in question, if you see the back side of it ( in the 2nd pic ) that's where the new growth is coming out. If I were to mount it this is the side I would be looking at and it will look pretty funky ?

[fred]

prisana

Your Dendrobium looks pretty good as it is.

Having said that it would also be just as good mounted.

I would mount the plant on a slab of ManFern.

Have you mounted an orchid before ?

thank you for the pics

[prisana]

Fred__I have mounted a couple of den phals to a tree but they were not something I particularly treasured ( they refused to bloom ) but they didn't have a wacky growth pattern , either . This one I really like and would like to give it the best condition for it to thrive and flower. I only have a cork bark slab in possession right now. Will that work ?

- How do I mount it in a manner so the new growth has room to grow ? and
- How do I get the leaves to face in the direction of the new lead ?

But if you think being in a pot is fine, I won't fuss over it ..