Peter O'Byrne comments about Phrag besseae growing habits could be applied to a number of orchids and not all of them are Phrags - try some Oncidiums, Brassias, Laelia's, Masdevallias, etc. In some cases mounting helps but if you have trouble with mounts (growing in the home) then what to do? I had an idea recently and wondered if anybody had tried it. I had the problem crop up with P. schlimii and after dividing and repotting them I have enough to risk an experiment (I haven't acted on it yet). Convert some relatively long, narrow (and probably shallow) device to a growing container and growm the plant at an angle to accomodate its habit. One container that comes to mind are gutters for houses - if you use the plastic ones, melt some holes in the bottom, cap both ends - more drainage holes in the bottom cap. the main concern would be on how to get the potting mix to stay in place at an angle. Any thoughts?
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