Hi all,

I have today bought two Phalaenopsis from a garden centre on 'end of season' offer, both plants were in tall, clear glass cylinder type pots. I have since cleaned both plants up, refreshing the orchid compost adding a little chopped live sphagnum moss. I have always been under the impression that orchid leaves should always be allowed to grow free and not touch glass etc. for fear of condensation damage. Therefore, do I return my new orchids to their cylinders or not? Advice please!

TIA,
Plantaganet

i'm having trouble visualizing this--can you post a pic somewhere?

--j_a

Get you some new pots and repot so the leaves are not cramped, A lot of the phals are sold as annuals. So they make them look nice without future growing thoughts.

I have just taken a pic and will post it on Photobucket tomorrow. I agree that placing the orchids in glass cylinders could just be a sales gimmick, done mainly to protect the flowers which had long since dried up. Any ideas what I could do with the cylinders? Perhaps grow filmy ferns in them.

P.

http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...t/DSCN0629.jpg

Hope this works!

On 17 août, 23:35, Plantaganet Plantaganet.
wrote:
'unknown[_1_ Wrote:

;810301']i'm having trouble visualizing this--can you post a pic
somewhere?

--j_a

I have just taken a pic and will post it on Photobucket tomorrow. I
agree that placing the orchids in glass cylinders could just be a sales
gimmick, done mainly to protect the flowers which had long since dried
up. Any ideas what I could do with the cylinders? *Perhaps grow filmy
ferns in them.

P.

--
Plantaganet

You could try growing vandas if you manage to get a basket and to hang
the basket in the cylinder - roots not touching the water.