Mounted Orchids - How to & Care Tips! - Orchid Care for Beginners
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I feel like I just learned more about orchids ( or what I -thought- I knew) In twenty minutes than I have in years. Thank you for such a clear, concise and well- informed video!
My phalaenopsis all are mounted because they thrive when mounted compared to potted. I live in Indonesia and we mostly use blocks of fern roots for mounting orchids.
I have successfully mounted dendrobians on very porous rocks. One of them is presently blooming. Needless to say they make for a very interesting conversation. I have also mounted several on driftwood. A fun way to extend your collection
I've been wanting to mount my orchids since I'm starting to run out of space to place them. Do you water them the same amount as you would when they are potted?
@@juanfajardo1295 No, mounted Orchids require more regular watering. How often you water will depend on the climate you live in. I live in midland South Africa which has cold winters (no snow) and hot very dry Summers, in summer I spray the roots daily with rain water and soak the Orchids once or twice a week depending on how hot it has been, in winter the Orchids come inside.
I mounted some of my orchids on driftwood with a bit of moss and orchid, bark bald underneath the root system. Do you think I need to do more than just misting the orchid roots so often as needed
Thank goodness! I have more wall space and wood than shelves for my orchid family so I can put those babies on a sunny wall for the winter. You read my mind. Thanks again.
nylon stockings/ pantyhose cut across the width, not down the lenght make the very best ties. Cut thin strips. When stretched, you have a thin, strong, long lasting tie that will not crush or cut roots. Also not too visible & it stretches to long lengths
I really enjoyed the video! I have a good number of miniature orchids the majority of which are mounted. They are in orchidariums and so take just a few minutes to water each morning. Love your videos!
I feel the growing on mounts is simpler than potting. You can have orchids live on humidifiers. The root system our orchids produce are environment sensitive. Thats why potting aerial roots is not recommended. They also change colors like air plants in fact!
You can train all of your roots to grow like tillandsia(air plants). Roots dont always have to stay wet they do dry out just to collect MORE moisture from the air.
Little tip its best to mount seedlings or when new vegetative growth is showing.
The ones that like rain mist them often thats depending on the individual orchid.
Enjoy the video! Thanks
WOW!! I was just thinking of the size of a book that would be required to hold all of the AMAZING information your videos provide!! It would be a HUGE book and I probably wouldn't read it anyway. THANK you so much for these very helpful and informative videos!! MANY times with tutorials or even in person lectures I zone out eventually but yours are great and easy to stay INTUNED to.
I love this channel. I have many orchid and only one that I have lost. But have always had issues with flowering and other things here and there. And this Channel has helped me better the care of my green girls. I also found out thanks to this channel that the orchid it thought I killed I actually didn't, though I found out after I got rid of the plant I thought was dead.
This came just in time! I have a vanda seedling who just isn’t doing well in my environment so I am trying mounted now. I am going to add some moss to the setup. Thank you!
I love mounted orchids, everyone should have at least one in collection. So true though, the watering requirements are higher. That keeps the total number of mounted orchids in my collection limited, even with growing them outside year round where I can be messy with the water hose. But not too bad if you keep the number down to a level one is comfortable with without it being a chore like you said.
Awesome an updated video! You are the greatest.
How timely! I was looking up mounting orchids just yesterday and watched your old video where you gave it up. I didn’t realize how much water was needed 😅 I’m going to stick to pots for now unless I can get a greenhouse terrarium going that will help provide a better environment. Thank you very much for the info!
Thanks! I recently purchased three “baby” orchids in tube stock. I’ve been acclimatising the orchids in a bright sunny room and was thinking of mounting the dendrobium. Unfortunately none of the garden stores in my area specialise in orchids and so most orchids that change hands in Tasmania is between enthusiasts. Sourcing a mount and other supplies could be challenging! Thank you for your video, MOG!
Sounds like a fun weekend project 😍! Awesome video (As usual) 🙂
Hahaha my first mounted orchid went bye bye. I used a lot of moss and watered everyday and rotted the roots.. I was trying to save it from the grocery store ; where the poor thing had every leaf but one broken and had root rot but they gave it to me for $2! Poor mini phal. But since I have had a lot of success. In school when they say to learn from mistakes, they were telling the truth haha. Good stuff miss lady👍👍👍👍
I have a mounted Oncidium Twinkle and it looks lovely in bloom on the wall, next to the guitar and the bass 😍
A con is, as you say, that it dries out too fast and oncidiums don't like that. In summer the moss is dry in a few hours.
Now I have to decide if I let it be or if I pot it
I live on the Mid North Coast of subtropical Eastern Australia. It is very humid all year here (even in winter, which can actually get surprisingly cold).
So, I find mounted orchids are very much suited to my conditions, though, I do grow most of my orchids in pots.
This is such a great summary of all the factors to consider! Thank you Dani!
Very thorough video - especially appreciated learning about how the different materials might handle the water and decay or not over time. I think I'm going to try mounting one of my mini phals to a bit of unused aquarium cholla wood filled with sphagnum moss. At least with all the holes it will be super easy to hang:)
Here we mount a lot of orchids, specially walkerianas, they love it. I have 8 mounted, they love wood, we use mostly Sansao do Campo.
I also found that the most successful way for me to grow walkeriana is mounting them. They hate pots for some reason.
@@lteizen they do, I bought some baby walkerianas grown in pots on rock, their roots were terrible, they were really unhappy. I mounted them and now they look so much better
Awesome mount ideas! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. I appreciate it very much 🙏
I have a small orchid that I almost killed. I think I trimmed the roots too much when I got it, so it struggled to get water. The large leaves wilted and died. It flowered at least twice though.
I've had it mounted to a piece of wood with moss sitting in some water (like less than a cm) for a week or two. It's doing well, new leaves and roots are growing. I think I'll reduce the water amount soon after it establishes it's roots more.
I have tried mounting an orchid in the past and unfortunately lost the orchid but have never given up on the idea of trying again. Your video was full of great information and I have one question. How often would you soak the orchid and would you do this in conjunction with misting daily?
Thank you and best wishes,
Dorothy
hi, I live in an annual average of 80%, usually i misting them once or twice a day( wet to dripping）.It depends on your ambient humidity, keep drying-wetting cycles will help. Good luck(｀▽´)
@@pheym2003 thank you for the feedback. I live in a zone 3 so there is no wintering over orchids outside for me. But ironically we do have one that lives here naturally called a lady slipper but illegal to dig up. I think I will have to learn more and pay more attention to our summer and winter climate indoors for a mounted piece. All the best.
If you have low humidity, you could definitely soak them every morning for a few minutes, and if they are completely dry in the afternoon mist as well. Im in a pretty high humidity area here in the deep south, so I also spray mine until dripping every single morning. I have been thinking lately that perhaps I should do this twice a day, only because my apartment doesn't hold as much humidity as outside and the heat can be intense during summer! My winters, once a day is perfectly suitable. I hope this helped a little! Good luck!
@@robynmitchell199 that is helpful, thank you!
Could you mount an orchid to something like a Chia Pet? They have a reservoir built in to keep moisture going. I would think this could be cool looking as the roots wrap around the Chia Pet or Head!
Hi Dani,
How do you suggest mounted orchids be fertilized? I spray the roots and leaves with it.
Hi, in the water you use for watering, maybe once a week or two 😊
Thanks for sharing 👍 Very much appreciated 👍 👏
I'm from Brazil. I really like your channel. Thanks for the video.
Thanks a lot I'm going to mount some of orchids on tree barks or branches let's see how it goes.
great info!
Great video. I am going to mount my orchids on tree branches. Do you think putting the branch inside a terrarium will help with moisture? It is very dry where I live and I was thinking that the orchid could get moisture from the terrarium.
What about vanda? They would seem like a good candidate. Your videos are always a bright spot🌟🌟🌟
Hi, any epiphytic orchid can be grown mounted with adequate watering 😊
Vandas get a bit to big 😁
Great 👍🏼 information Dannie
How do you choose which orchids are best for mounting. Keikis? Older plants? Lots of roots? Not much roots? Will they be shocked if I go from potted in bark to mounted?
very helpful thank you
Hi. Is there a type of orchid which has a better rate of success when mounted? Mine were maybe too small to mount but now I have some keikis which are as big as my hands. I might try again. Thanks.
more great info.. just watched your video from 2014.. thanks
Hi Danni thank you so much for your amazing views, recommendations,and hints for growing orchids.
Question, where do you live and what is your climate like? Do you grow most of your orchids indoors in a shade house?
Thanks
Great video as usual. Thank you 😊
Could you please make a video about how to un-mount an orchid? I bought one orchid that is attached to a piece of wood like the one you mounted and I want to move the orchid to a tree trunk I have with other orchids and I don't want to damage the roots. Please!!! (I live in a tropical region)
Hi, I have a video on it in the description. Additionally type in the search bar 'missorchidgirl unmount orchid' for a few more videos 😊
Hey i am tinking of mounting an orcid on a terracotta bottle so i can fil and mount wil stay wet do you think it wil work?
Mounted Orchids.....I had to watch 😁 I have a room full
Completely new to orchids, but loving the adventure so far and your videos are incredibly helpful! I just repotted my phal and damaged some roots when I was removing the old medium :( could you provide some info are what to do in the case of damaged roots perhaps? Thank you!!
I have a phalaenopsis that was living in water. I then wanted to repot it and cut off all the roots that had even a hint of rot in it and did the repotting. It looked nice for a few weeks and the first leaf started drying. I realized that I had cut too many roots so it didn't get water when I sank it in a bucket. Story short, he lives now again in water and has grown new roots and flower spikes. So even with lots of damage to roots I managed to save it.
what if the sphagnum moss keeps drying? Should water it more then even though I'm only supposed to water my plant twice a week? Also can you do a video on Bulbophyllum Moniliforme. It is so hard finding information on them and mount videos of them.
I wonder if a 3d printed mount might work?
I was wondering if mounted orchids would work in a terrarium? I have a 4x2x2 vivarium for a ball python with tons of cork bark and other lives plants and I was wondering if I could add some orchids for their deep green leaves and splashes of color. The humidity is always at 60 to 80% and the temperatures are at 93 on the warm side and 78 on the cool side with LED full spectrum light bars for all the other plants
Do u need to water everyday?
Miss orchid girl I’m having issues with mounting my vandas. Eek I bought flat slats from repot me and I’m clueless about mounting??? Help me please!
Hi your videos are very informative, thank you for that . I am from India, where we get coconuts plenty. Can we use coconut shell pieces in the medium? Can you please clarify?
Hi Danni!! When will the Repotme giveaway winners be announced?. Just curious 😬
Hi, they are already announced in my community section. I also replied to their comment in the giveaway video!
@@MissOrchidGirl I see, thank you for responding!!, you’re amazing!. Love all your videos, big fan from New York City 🤗
Does anyone know where to buy clay/terracotta mount in the video? I'm looking for one but can't seem to find one
Hi Danny it’s me again phalanopsis problems fungus on the top leaf and it’s turning brown is it ruined and gonna die? It’s on the crown what do I do it has no roots either I’m gonna lose her I think?
Hi Danny , will cholla wood work for my orchid?
Hello Danni! i just had a real quick question. I have a phalaenopsis orchid that is almost done blooming, and when it is finished, i was thinking of mounting it. However, this orchid has lived its entire life in a pot, and i’m worried that if i try and transition it from the pot to the mount, i will end up stressing it. Is this something i should worry about, and, if so, are there steps that i should take to prevent my orchid from undergoing stress? Thanks!
Hi, I believe it will undergo some stress, some, or many of the roots could die off if they cannot adapt, especially the older ones. New roots will be more adapted though. To transition it I think it will help to water it multiple times a day for a while, or place it in as high humidity as you can. Good luck!
awesome, thank you!
Could you please guide me as yesterday I dipped my orchids pots in water for few minutes and hanged them back on wall with netted pot. Today morni g I see I most of leaves are yellow and fall of even with just a touch.
Hope you reply asap
Hi, if it's damage, I think the damage started a long time ago. Search fir stem rot and see if it looks like what you have. It could also just be normal shedding of bottom leaves, you can tell better by looking at the orchid. Good luck!
@@MissOrchidGirl can the plant leaves turn yellow and fall because of water deprivation as well. Can it happen in weeks time Or less.
Or is it excess water because the water poured had completely drained as I said it is netted pot with some coconut husk stuffed which stays wet all day.
@@ankushkaul6909 Leafs naturally turn yellow and fall off over time. Sometimes they are sunburnt or from stress. I have met a lot of dehydrated orchids from the clearance section of my grocery store and brought them home. They tend to lose 3 leafs total over the course of 6 months. Just do ur best to take good care of it and make sure its hydrated : ) sometimes its just nature. other times its stress.
Is it OK to mount an orchid with living green moss?
My orchid is two years away from blooming. Is it too young to mount?
How about bamboo mounts?
Do the orchids receive any nutrients from a real wood mount?
Hi, no, nothing that could fully sustain their development
@@MissOrchidGirl thanks
How do you attach it to the mount
How foten do you water them a week?
Hi, I already talked about that in the video 😊
Mam, are all orchids indoor 🙄
Hermoso...
How do I repot a mounted orchid into a pot. Thank you
Hi, check the description for a video on unmounting orchids 😊
What is the name of the orchid shown at 11.11 minutes? It’s beautiful!
Hi, that is Brassavola David Sander 😊
Hey! When do you think you will be announcing the giveaway? Hope you are well.
Hi, the winners are already announced in my community section. I also replied to their comment in the giveaway video!
@@MissOrchidGirl Okay, thanks! I hope there will be more giveaways of their pots they are so beautiful!
I personally don't like the look of mounted orchids. I unmounted my Aerangis and planted it into a terrarium. Who knows, it might be a phase. I might end up liking mounted orchids in a few years.
3rd yeah !!!