Gastrochilus sororius

[Ricky]

The flower is only 13mm width.

 

[SlipperFan]

But so cute!!!

 

[NYEric]

Nice, but too bad the plant doesn't have any leaves! oke:

 

[Rick]

Great little fimbriated lips.

Good clear pics. I like this genus.:clap:

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Nice, but too bad the plant doesn't have any leaves! oke:

Some plants don't...

 

[W. Beetus]

Wonderful blooms! They look quite small.

 

[NYEric]

Some plants don't...

But this one does! oke:

 

[Heather]

Wow, is that nice moss or what!?

 

[JeanLux]

too cool minis, good pics!!! Jean

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderful!!! What does the whole plant look like??? Do you have any photos?

 

[Ricky]

What does the whole plant look like??? Do you have any photos?

The plant isn´t very interesting. Here is a picture 3 month ago:

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

The heck with the plant! Look at that live sphagnum on a mount! I'd like to know how you accomplish that trick :rollhappy:

 

[SlipperFan]

The heck with the plant! Look at that live sphagnum on a mount! I'd like to know how you accomplish that trick :rollhappy:

I was just thinking the same thought as I looked at this photo!

 

[NYEric]

thanx for posting the whole plant.

 

[Ricky]

Look at that live sphagnum on a mount! I'd like to know how you accomplish that trick.

Well, what is the problem with the sphagnum? It grows very well in my terrarium, so I have to cut all from time to time. A lot of light, water and fertilizer, that´s all it needs.

E.g. here´s my Neofineate falcata with it´s "sphagnum ball"
30.7.2010:

15.2.2011:

 

[NYEric]

No, that kind of growth in moss is a little unusual. What kind of lights are you using and what wattage/lumens?

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

OK, in a terrarium - that makes sense. Tough to get growth like that in the open air, especially on a mount! Pretty stuff.

 

[Ricky]

No, that kind of growth in moss is a little unusual. What kind of lights are you using and what wattage/lumens?

I use fluorescent lights, OSRAM T5 or T8, light color 840+865. The mosses grow under 2-10,000 lux (200-1000 fc ?).

Here are some quick and dirty pictures from my terrarium:

Aktual picture of G. sororius with sphagnum and another moss:

Sphagnum in a Tupperware box and on the ground behind:

Another box with sphagnum, some liverworts and another moss on the ground:

Different kind of mosses:

Oh, I forgot: I have some orchids too.

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely greenery -- nice milieu for orchids!

 

[NYEric]

Superior moss development!