Ancistrochilus rothschildianus

I really like this genus! I killed mine when I tried it years ago. I need to find another.

 

Wow! That is lovely! And as evidenced by the other posts a tricky species. Well done.

 

A very good flowering plant. I had one once, it grew well and flowered abundantly, but then there was a turn for the worse and it eventually died from some uncontrollable fungus. I think it did not really like growing in the mixture of coconut coir, gravel and charcoal ... it made a brave attempt for about a year, but then it was subjected to a climate change factor ... I think it did not like the lower temperatures of January / February here in Costa Rica ... and so, its defenses were down, probably too wet from careless overwatering, and the fungus attacked. So now, I am prepared to find another plant and give it another shot in pure charcoal/river gravel mixture with a defined dry season resting period.

 

Thanks for the info Calvin! I remember Mike growing both of these species spectacularly on benign neglect. I wonder where he's been? I haven't seen him around in a while.

 

Still here! Just been crazy busy with wedding prep and other stuff. Calvin your plant looks awesome. And it looks like it's potted similarly to how I grow mine. I think 'bad' culture must be a key to success with the genus. My indoor conditions are certainly not ideal for orchids in general but that genus seems to like it.