Schoenorchis fragrans

Grown warm to intermediate. The photos were taken 2 month ago. Now I can see that "overdid" with misting plant prior that photo session, but it is too late and photos are "non-correctable".

 

Kelly, yes plant grows on the "cage" made of plastic leaf guard. Recently I have first time changed its potting media. On average roots were three times bigger than when it was mounted on cork and they all have nice green, growing tips.

 

Sorry, it is a rainy Halloween night to go to GH and check a particular date! I have it for approximately 4 - 5 years. Poore thing survived countless experiments prior I have developed current (perhaps not a final) substitution to mounting.

 

it is much easier than one could think. All supplies from $ Store (leaf guard mesh and plastic coated wire.



Single, continuous pice of wire was used to "stitch" a mesh cylinder, create a hook at its top and create a wire triangular in the bottom to support round bottom pice of mesh. approximate size of cylinder is 1.5" x 4"



Plant is mounted on the front side of cylinder. That allows to change media without actual repotting and with minimum disturbance of the roots. To mount bigger or mat-forming plants I am using different model of cage (to prepare which glue gun and some other materials are required).

 

Calvin, you can use it for any plant, which you would like to mount. I am using this technique from Angraecoids to Dendrobiums with lots of in between. Here is a photo of just a random mounting grid.

 

I do not have to many angraecoids. Now all of them, who have an appropriate size, are mounted using this technique (approximately 10 plants). Here are some examples:



Aerangis citrata (low left) was the first "experimental" plant and has spent approximately 2 years on the cylindrical version of the mount before was remounted on this version 5 months ago. Now it has 3 spikes. Aerangis biloba is approximately 1 year on the mount. Angraecum didieri (low right) was mounted this spring, having just few badly looking roots.



Here is a back view of Angraecum didieri mount. Prior it has been very shy for me, and looks like I underestimated size of the mount. Will wait until spring, then perhaps extend mount.

 

Cobra -roof ridge vent (attic exhaust vent) from Home Depot. Have seen it in other building material stores as well. Resembles Epiweb, but thickness is only 1/2".