I have a mounted angraecum didieri. I actually water it daily per the instruction of the nursery it was purchased from. They told me to "shower it daily and fertilizer". Ive had it for about a month and now its got some new growth
I like transparent pots because I like to see the roots and root growth and what growing roots look like. It's informative. With my own orchids I like transparent pots because I think it's neat to see the medium and how it looks while I water them.
I love transparent pots - I feel like it's a way for me to be able to see the roots and have no question about the health of my orchids. Most of mine are set backs that people gave me and the transparent pot helps me see that the root tips are growing even if I don't see any new leaves growing.
Yes please do keep using transparent pots. I use them myself because of you and love seeing the root growth. I feel like we all have learned many things because you do this, and thank you!
Love the transparent pots and I check roots all the time. Without good roots we don’t have healthy orchids and this is a great way to keep an eye on things 😊.
Difficult question! Opaque pots are more common, affordable and practical! Yes sometimes is good to see some root in the pot, but we can always see in any case the arial roots! Chose what allow you to continue posting your video and enjoying it! Cause for me, this is my selfish ultimate goal: continue watching your videos for as long as I can
I've just purchased some 1930s/50s glass hanging light shades, I've put some transparent plastic bowls inside them that I've put holes in, so it gives my Orchids the light they need but not direct sunlight. The glass hanging shades, sometimes called fly traps, can also give a clear indication of how much water is at it's bottom. They're expensive, but I'm hoping a good way of giving my Orchids what they need. I'm thinking of putting some fairy lights around the insides too, getting the best of both worlds.
Dany, I started struggling with my germinyanum and tried many different sets, but now it's doing quite well mounted in cork and buried into lots of bark, in a vase with microfiber at the bottom and connecting with the base of the cork, to keep the buried roots moist. I see there are two "kinds" of roots, the aeirial ones (they have lots of them) and the ones they use to get really steady and dig deep to guarantee moisture even when days are dry. Ok, Norway is colder, but my plant lives in a rather warm environment and even gets sunshine through the windows. It slowed down the growing drastically during winter, even having artificial light. And now when days are brighter and much warmer, it exploded in new roots, branches and much bigger leaves and much faster growth. I see the plant likes this half mounted set, being able to have aerial roots and sticking to the cork if it wants. I believe, from my experience now with this plant, that very moist all the time will be an easy target for fungal infections. If you can provide a possibility for both moist and dry roots for the plant, I guess it's the recipe of success for them. Mine is also small, but since 3 weeks ago started producing 10 branches really quickly and spider-web like aerial roots. I also allow the plant to almost dry sometimes, just to make sure its roots will not be soaked 100% of the time. In fact, I keep them moist, but never soaked. And the aerieal roots get some misting from the humidifier, no more than that. I hope this can be of any help for you. Regards, Alex Falcao
Transparent pots are certainly preferred here (both *here* here and in videos). Makes it so much easier to see root progress, orchid and media health, etc. Put the transparent pots into in opaque decorative pots, and you don't have to worry about algae, either. :-)
Hell yeah ! Transparent pots are the best ! I use them too ... I love watching the evolution of roots ! This is how I saw that I burn my orchids roots with fertilizer (even though that I used very low of the recommended dosage ! ). Use them, Dani ! You know very well they are the most suited for your type of educational video's !
I prefer the clear pots, like to keep my eyes on the roots, great to see different plants and their different root systems and what they are suppose to look like
I love clear pots. I'm so glad you did a video on angraceum. I have the magdalenae, and it was a seedling purchase over a year ago and has been so slow, I think it's grown two leaves in my care! There is not much on these orchids except a few videos on the sesquapedale, vetchii and didieri. Thanks 😊
I have always used clay pots until I saw your videos. I am changing to clear plastic. I didn't know that the roots could photosynthesize. We'll see how it goes. Thanks Dani.
You answered your own question Danni, You like to show the roots. Clear is a definite yes for that as opposed to opaque which serve a purpose but very hard to see roots for your video tutorials.
I usually prefer transparent pots because it lets me check both the roots health and the humidity level of the media, however there are exceptions. I found out that some orchids, mainly the terrestrial ones, but also the lithophytes and some epiphytes which would usually burry their roots deep inside moss, much prefer have their roots kept in the dark (in fact light seems to inhibit root growth for those). Another issue I encountered and which demands to be extra careful, is that they can overheat much faster than opaque pots, and basically cook the roots with the slightest ray of sun (greenhouse effect at the root level....) Of course, in your setup where the pots are usually buried inside an opaque container, those problems are most likely minimized.
Even though I’m not a beginner any more, I still definitely prefer the transparent pots - I can control easier and quicker what is happening with the orchid.
Hi Danny. Thanks a lot.... Now I want to add one to my collection! All my orchids are on sw pots whether or not they're in full leca or a combination of spaghnum moss and bark. So opaque is what I go for. Rowan P.S. I just noticed that I'm one of the few that like the opaque! I think if the orchid is doing well you don't need to see the roots.
Yes yes to transparent pot no no to opaque post finally the algae issue will be minimised in transparent pot just by keeping it in decorative containers which looks great to eyes and cut off the light if we can leave half a inch water if we leave our orchids for a week works like semi hydro but it may also have the quirks of degradation of media faster
On a personal level, I prefer to keep my own orchids in opaque pots purely for aesthetic. I totally support your using transparent pots for educational purposes though, that's a great thing!
Transparent so one can 'see' the roots. Do small black spots on the back of leaves indicate disease? Mine is a Darwin and has been outside/humid/no direct sunlight, but bright light. Just noticed the black spots the last couple of days.
I used to have one that had flowers smells like a coconut scented hand-lotion. I forgot what it was called but it was a small plant. It died from a blight along with other orchids...
About your Agcm leonis, I would say you have the Comoros variety (bigger one) or a hybrid between the two. I have the Madagascar variety (smaller one) and its definetly much smaller than yours. Mine is in a 8cm pot with a leafspan of about 15cm. Leaves are chubbier, very thick and succulent, their tips are rounder and theres fewer of them. My plant was already blooming size last year but I got it with poor roots and the spike blasted. Its growing a new flower now :) I prefer the Madagascar variety for its very compact size and its higher tolerance to drought, but it will probably have a poorer bloom and spike count vs the Comoros one :) About the wild plants, many nurseries you know of have some wild collected stuff. Many wild collected plants come to EU actually. Most are seed grown of course but some species you get from even places like Schwerter and specially O&M are wild collected.
Hi, thanks for the info about the varieties :) oh my those are some serious accusations, do you have some proof or official statements for that? We wouldn't want any sellers to .. 'contact' us 😣
Well for starters you see some 'orchid genus PLACE' ie 'Encyclia spec Brazil' 'Bulbophyllum spec Sarawak'. Those normally mean collected stuff from those places that, since they dont have blooms they only have the collection place as reference. Then for example I got a Macropodanthus alatus from Schwerter, and you could seel it was growing in a tree the way the stem was growing and everything, and the older leaves were completely different from the new ones. Leaves often grow different in their local places since conditions are different and there's not the same access to water etc. I don't want to expose any nursery or anything. Its just that this is a reality few people is aware of. And still the majority of the orchids they sell are seed grown. Often EU sellers wont even be fully aware of it, as the sellers exporting from tropical places cheat on CITES etc. Also, in the case of some 'newer' species like Bulbophyllum pollicullosum, 100% of plants being sold are wild collected, until nurseries produce seedlings.
Hi! I just recently acquired an A. leonis. The orchid nursery has it posted as the Comoro type. However, I recently watched a VLOG in which makes me think that my orchid may be the Madagascar type. I'm also not sure if what I have is a seedling or not. Is there a difference in the appearance of their roots? Thanks!
Hi Dani! I know you've addressed your myrmecatavola frances fox a couple times here but i was wondering how you fertilize yours. I have two and absolutely am super hoping to have her bloom this year.
So my Angraecum leonis I ordered from Schwerter does not look anything like yours leaf-wise. Granted, it's a tiny little seedling with four minute leaves...
Hello Danny! If we look for ur economy opaque pots are cheaper than transparent. If doesn’t matter and you prefer to teach us, better use transparent pots! I grow in opaque pots, cause all shops/nursery’s abuse on the price of transparent pots... :p kisses
I love the clear plastic pots. They allow you to se all the root growth! Keep up the good work Danny
Thank you all my orchids are alive because of you ,l look at your videos all day.
YES for transparent pots...I love to look at the roots =) all the new root tips in different colors =) and sooo satisfying to see the orchid thrive =)
Transparent pots are always fun to look and learn
I have a mounted angraecum didieri. I actually water it daily per the instruction of the nursery it was purchased from. They told me to "shower it daily and fertilizer". Ive had it for about a month and now its got some new growth
I like transparent pots because I like to see the roots and root growth and what growing roots look like. It's informative. With my own orchids I like transparent pots because I think it's neat to see the medium and how it looks while I water them.
Transparent pots definitely! The roots are the critical part of healthy orchids.🌸
I love transparent pots - I feel like it's a way for me to be able to see the roots and have no question about the health of my orchids. Most of mine are set backs that people gave me and the transparent pot helps me see that the root tips are growing even if I don't see any new leaves growing.
Yes! I do love transparent pots the most. I love to see my orchids roots and growth progress on the inside.
yes I prefer clear pots but that because I can look after the Orchid better!
I like the clear pots very much.
I prefer transparent pots. Seeing the roots through the pot gives me some idea of what is going on inside! Thanks for the wonderful videos!
Yes please do keep using transparent pots. I use them myself because of you and love seeing the root growth. I feel like we all have learned many things because you do this, and thank you!
Yes, transparent pots are great.
Love the transparent pots and I check roots all the time. Without good roots we don’t have healthy orchids and this is a great way to keep an eye on things 😊.
Difficult question! Opaque pots are more common, affordable and practical! Yes sometimes is good to see some root in the pot, but we can always see in any case the arial roots! Chose what allow you to continue posting your video and enjoying it! Cause for me, this is my selfish ultimate goal: continue watching your videos for as long as I can
I love the transparent pots, I have DIY’d so many pots after your methods! Keep at it and do what makes you happy!
I've just purchased some 1930s/50s glass hanging light shades, I've put some transparent plastic bowls inside them that I've put holes in, so it gives my Orchids the light they need but not direct sunlight. The glass hanging shades, sometimes called fly traps, can also give a clear indication of how much water is at it's bottom. They're expensive, but I'm hoping a good way of giving my Orchids what they need. I'm thinking of putting some fairy lights around the insides too, getting the best of both worlds.
Dany, I started struggling with my germinyanum and tried many different sets, but now it's doing quite well mounted in cork and buried into lots of bark, in a vase with microfiber at the bottom and connecting with the base of the cork, to keep the buried roots moist. I see there are two "kinds" of roots, the aeirial ones (they have lots of them) and the ones they use to get really steady and dig deep to guarantee moisture even when days are dry. Ok, Norway is colder, but my plant lives in a rather warm environment and even gets sunshine through the windows. It slowed down the growing drastically during winter, even having artificial light. And now when days are brighter and much warmer, it exploded in new roots, branches and much bigger leaves and much faster growth. I see the plant likes this half mounted set, being able to have aerial roots and sticking to the cork if it wants. I believe, from my experience now with this plant, that very moist all the time will be an easy target for fungal infections. If you can provide a possibility for both moist and dry roots for the plant, I guess it's the recipe of success for them. Mine is also small, but since 3 weeks ago started producing 10 branches really quickly and spider-web like aerial roots. I also allow the plant to almost dry sometimes, just to make sure its roots will not be soaked 100% of the time. In fact, I keep them moist, but never soaked. And the aerieal roots get some misting from the humidifier, no more than that. I hope this can be of any help for you. Regards, Alex Falcao
Hey Danny transparent pots are great love to see the different roots and how it’s growing. Also, please do a quantum orchid update!!!
I like to see the roots. I just mounted the Angracum didieri. I hope she’ll be okay.
Transparent pots are certainly preferred here (both *here* here and in videos). Makes it so much easier to see root progress, orchid and media health, etc. Put the transparent pots into in opaque decorative pots, and you don't have to worry about algae, either. :-)
Hell yeah ! Transparent pots are the best ! I use them too ... I love watching the evolution of roots ! This is how I saw that I burn my orchids roots with fertilizer (even though that I used very low of the recommended dosage ! ). Use them, Dani ! You know very well they are the most suited for your type of educational video's !
I love the transparent pots. They display the total plant. Helps me to know what they need!
I prefer the clear pots, like to keep my eyes on the roots, great to see different plants and their different root systems and what they are suppose to look like
Clear pots!!! I love to see roots grow!!!
I'm getting more into transparent pots. Very useful to see how the root system is doing.
I love clear pots.
I'm so glad you did a video on angraceum. I have the magdalenae, and it was a seedling purchase over a year ago and has been so slow, I think it's grown two leaves in my care! There is not much on these orchids except a few videos on the sesquapedale, vetchii and didieri. Thanks 😊
Yes transparent pots! Very helpful!
Yes to the transparent pots.
Transparent! I love glass!
I have always used clay pots until I saw your videos. I am changing to clear plastic. I didn't know that the roots could photosynthesize. We'll see how it goes. Thanks Dani.
Definitely like the transparent pots!
Yes transparent pots!
You answered your own question Danni, You like to show the roots. Clear is a definite yes for that as opposed to opaque which serve a purpose but very hard to see roots for your video tutorials.
I like transparent! I love seeing the roots.
I love to see the roots! sometimes I think something is bad and you have showed me that they are normal for a given orchid.
Yes, love to see the roots. It shows us what we should be looking for in a healthy plant. PS, Love all your videos 😎
I usually prefer transparent pots because it lets me check both the roots health and the humidity level of the media, however there are exceptions.
I found out that some orchids, mainly the terrestrial ones, but also the lithophytes and some epiphytes which would usually burry their roots deep inside moss, much prefer have their roots kept in the dark (in fact light seems to inhibit root growth for those).
Another issue I encountered and which demands to be extra careful, is that they can overheat much faster than opaque pots, and basically cook the roots with the slightest ray of sun (greenhouse effect at the root level....)
Of course, in your setup where the pots are usually buried inside an opaque container, those problems are most likely minimized.
OF course I prefer transparent pots, but opaque ones work too, as long as you can show other roots from the same sort of orchids.
I really like seeing new growth tips on the orchid's roots. My vote is transparent pots :)
Even though I’m not a beginner any more, I still definitely prefer the transparent pots - I can control easier and quicker what is happening with the orchid.
Transparent ones. I think the different roots and conditions of them is very helpful to see, for me anyway ☺
Hi Danny. Thanks a lot.... Now I want to add one to my collection! All my orchids are on sw pots whether or not they're in full leca or a combination of spaghnum moss and bark. So opaque is what I go for.
Rowan
P.S. I just noticed that I'm one of the few that like the opaque! I think if the orchid is doing well you don't need to see the roots.
I definitely prefer transparent pots. Makes it so much easier to see if there's anything wrong with the root-system!
I very much prefer transparent pots to opaque ones.It's fascinating and helpful to see how roots are doing.
Transparent pots. I like to see inside.
Yes, transparent is good, for us and them, maybe.
Yes yes to transparent pot no no to opaque post finally the algae issue will be minimised in transparent pot just by keeping it in decorative containers which looks great to eyes and cut off the light if we can leave half a inch water if we leave our orchids for a week works like semi hydro but it may also have the quirks of degradation of media faster
Great video on angraecums.
I use transparent pots to see every root tip growing but I have some problems with algae.
Transparent pots! 😊
On a personal level, I prefer to keep my own orchids in opaque pots purely for aesthetic. I totally support your using transparent pots for educational purposes though, that's a great thing!
The type of pot whether opaque or clear really depends on the orchid you are using it for... and that is the important thing...
Hi, not at all I can pot all my orchids in transparent pots :)
Transparent is very informative.
Transparent all the way! It’s so much easier to see activity in the pot.
Transparent.... I like to see the root systems.
yes, transparent pots
Love transparent pots
Transparent pots ftw!
Transparent so one can 'see' the roots. Do small black spots on the back of leaves indicate disease? Mine is a Darwin and has been outside/humid/no direct sunlight, but bright light. Just noticed the black spots the last couple of days.
👍 transparent pots!
I used to have one that had flowers smells like a coconut scented hand-lotion. I forgot what it was called but it was a small plant. It died from a blight along with other orchids...
About your Agcm leonis, I would say you have the Comoros variety (bigger one) or a hybrid between the two. I have the Madagascar variety (smaller one) and its definetly much smaller than yours. Mine is in a 8cm pot with a leafspan of about 15cm. Leaves are chubbier, very thick and succulent, their tips are rounder and theres fewer of them. My plant was already blooming size last year but I got it with poor roots and the spike blasted. Its growing a new flower now :)
I prefer the Madagascar variety for its very compact size and its higher tolerance to drought, but it will probably have a poorer bloom and spike count vs the Comoros one :)
About the wild plants, many nurseries you know of have some wild collected stuff. Many wild collected plants come to EU actually. Most are seed grown of course but some species you get from even places like Schwerter and specially O&M are wild collected.
Hi, thanks for the info about the varieties :) oh my those are some serious accusations, do you have some proof or official statements for that? We wouldn't want any sellers to .. 'contact' us 😣
Well for starters you see some 'orchid genus PLACE' ie 'Encyclia spec Brazil' 'Bulbophyllum spec Sarawak'. Those normally mean collected stuff from those places that, since they dont have blooms they only have the collection place as reference.
Then for example I got a Macropodanthus alatus from Schwerter, and you could seel it was growing in a tree the way the stem was growing and everything, and the older leaves were completely different from the new ones. Leaves often grow different in their local places since conditions are different and there's not the same access to water etc.
I don't want to expose any nursery or anything. Its just that this is a reality few people is aware of.
And still the majority of the orchids they sell are seed grown. Often EU sellers wont even be fully aware of it, as the sellers exporting from tropical places cheat on CITES etc.
Also, in the case of some 'newer' species like Bulbophyllum pollicullosum, 100% of plants being sold are wild collected, until nurseries produce seedlings.
Ok thanks I'll actually try and get an official statement on it!
I like to see the roots
Hi! I just recently acquired an A. leonis. The orchid nursery has it posted as the Comoro type. However, I recently watched a VLOG in which makes me think that my orchid may be the Madagascar type. I'm also not sure if what I have is a seedling or not. Is there a difference in the appearance of their roots? Thanks!
Hi Dani! I know you've addressed your myrmecatavola frances fox a couple times here but i was wondering how you fertilize yours. I have two and absolutely am super hoping to have her bloom this year.
I like the clear pots so you can see the roots danny .
Transparent!!!
All beautiful! Size doesn’t matter:)
I am a beginner..so clear pots help me to see new roots
Thank you
Can you please do the video how to feed each groups of your collection. Appreciate your past 5years videos.
So my Angraecum leonis I ordered from Schwerter does not look anything like yours leaf-wise. Granted, it's a tiny little seedling with four minute leaves...
now it matured and it does look like yours
Keep the transparent ones I like paying attention to how the root structure is doing
Yes
Hello Danny! If we look for ur economy opaque pots are cheaper than transparent. If doesn’t matter and you prefer to teach us, better use transparent pots! I grow in opaque pots, cause all shops/nursery’s abuse on the price of transparent pots... :p kisses
Yes please keep the clear pots. Root porn is the best!
Got it! About the other part though ewww let's keep the terms separate, they really don't mix 🤣
Lol!
Hi Danny, transparent pots!!! Please :)
I prefer the clear plastic pots, but It does not mean you should change all your pots. It is important to use the resources we have at home...
Transparent pots Danny 🙏🙏🙏
I prefer the clear plastic
I like transparent pots
Transparent pots please 😁
Orchids are exhibitionists! See thru is best. ;)
Transparent pots
I don't like transparent pot, especially those that holed with solder iron. It looks messy. I don't need to see the roots all the time.
I prefer transparent pots.
transparent pots
Don't need you to take each one out of the pot so we can see the roots unless there's a particular reason to show us
Transparent please, seeing the roots is really helpful!
Transparent pots is much better for your channel. Hope that helps ?!! ☺☺
No, not necessarily
Transparent please
No
transparent....always.