Paul and Diane, I am glad to hear that you have had success with them using inert media because I have converted the other two Angraecums that I have, Angraecum sesquipedale and Angraecum elephantinum (both purchased spring 2005) to semi-hydroculture with LECA as the media. Angraecum elephantinum pouted a month or two longer than Angraecum sesquipedale, but both are digging in and growing well now.
The only reason that the A. scottianum didn't get repotted at the same time as the other two was that I needed to locate a suitable waterproof stake for it. I hope to look for one next week and get the plant repotted sometime this month. Thanks for sharing your experience with these plants. Paula > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 20:19:39 +0000 > From: "Blue Moon Exotics" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OGD] Further to Angraecum scottianum > To: "the OrchidGuide Digest \(OGD\)" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Paula, > We grow all our Angraecums (mostly warm growers) in teak baskets with either > lava rock or Aliflor as the medium, that way we dont have to repot as often > since the media doesn't break down and cause root rot. Bark mixes rot too > quickly in our warm and humid conditions, we use coco chunks for plants that > like bark mixes. > Paul and Diane LeBlanc > Species Orchids > http://www.bluemoonexotics.com > > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
