Success begins at roots

[dodidoki]

My Selenipedium aequinoctiale with its new growth(40 cm at moment) and its new root. Seleni has only very few and short roots so it is a good sign.

 

[dodidoki]

My Selenipedium aequinoctiale with its new growth(40 cm at moment) and its new root. Seleni has only very few and short roots so it is a good sign.

A took wrong pictures at first.

 

[Rick]

It's growing!!!!

 

[SlipperFan]

It will be fun to see this bloom.

 

[Dido]

congrats on this succes please keep updated

 

[goldenrose]

how exciting! My fingers are crossed for you! :clap::clap:

 

[Rick]

Any updates?

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I've never really seen a selenipedium before.

 

[dodidoki]

Any updates?

It is still alive but stopped in growing and older leaves become turning to brown.
I don't know causes of problem, I think it should need maybe special potting media. I red an article where author wrote that only selenipedium flowered grew in original soil ball, all of others died.

 

[Berthold]

I fear You can keep it alive only together with its special fungi and micro organisms and these can only exist in the original substrate in an open area or garden with special climate, not in pot culture.

I tested it twice without success, but I don't give up yet.

 

[ericst11]

How tall does it get? BIG!

 

[NYEric]

http://orchidspecies.com/indexqrsel.htm

9 feet. This plant is a bear to propagate!!

 

[Rick]

It is still alive but stopped in growing and older leaves become turning to brown.
I don't know causes of problem, I think it should need maybe special potting media. I red an article where author wrote that only selenipedium flowered grew in original soil ball, all of others died.

What is your feeding rate? Have you checked pot TDS?

 

[Dido]

I fear You can keep it alive only together with its special fungi and micro organisms and these can only exist in the original substrate in an open area or garden with special climate, not in pot culture.

I tested it twice without success, but I don't give up yet.

did you see the plants growing at Popow he has them in Kanuma/Akadama with igher temp and they look fine.