Thanks Tennis. Confirms my view having killed a few by rotting them out. I
will try growing them horizontally.

Cheers

John

"tennis maynard" wrote in message
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John Varigos wrote:
Nice shots Tennis. Under what conditions do you grow your Trichopilias?
Cheers
~John

I would say intermediate with the proviso that when I can control the
temps, I try to keep the highs in the low to mid seventies. Outdoors in
the summer, they get what they get here in central Ohio. But some really
do prefer it a little cooler than intermediate max temps, especially the
nobilis/fragrans group.

Constant air movement, seedling mix in plastic pots, and I don't let them
get bone dry. They can be prone to rotting in the new growths like
lycastes, and I have heard from more than one person that when seen in
situ they generally are growing almost horizontally, which would of course
help keep water out of the new growths. I have yet to experiment with
deliberate dry seasons as my conditions normally run a little drier than I
would like.