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["Lynn O'Shaughnessy" <freespirit@pleurothallids.com>]

You may never get to enjoy the flowers on Draculas planted in plastic pots with a bark mix (unless they are the species that bloom on upright inflorescences - and those are just a few).  They really need to be in net pots or slatted wooden baskets to give the inflorescences room to come out.  I have seen some people use rockwool, but I don't have any experience with it.  I use NZ sphagnum and hang my draculas overhead.  They don't seem to stay too soggy, are starting to multiply like bunnies and I haven't repotted most of them for a year and a half.

 

Lynn O

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From: Frogpondphrags@aol.com

To: pleurothallid-l@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:28 PM

Subject: [pleurothallid-l] potting medium for dracula

Several of my dracula are in need of repotting. They are in New Zealand Sphagnum moss in net baskets.  Have others used different potting media for dracula?. They are doing great with new growth. However I wonder if the moss breaks down too quickly and/or stays to moist.  We have a greenhouse and winter temps range between 50 & 70f. 

    I received several very nice bare rooted dracula from Orchid House during their sale. The plants were originally in plastic pots with a fir based medium.  Not wanting to upset the dracula I used this type of mix instead of sphagnum. They seem happy here too.

    All suggestions and experience with draculas are most welcome.

Thanks

Linda S

In northwestern lower Michigan where temps may drop to 48 this week.  Good news no snow in the forecast.

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