Sophronitis cernua

[DoreenVDT]

Thanks. My plant grew very slowly in the beginning, maybe because I kept it on the dryer side. Then I read that it really likes a lot of water. With respect to the blooms, more shoots harboring buds are being produced so I guess it will be blooming for some time. It needs a lot of light to bloom well.

Thanks for the advice, I will mist it daily. I have the Soph. cernua under good light.

[sciencegal]

I will mist it daily.

I wonder if there is a difference between watering and misting. Wouldn't a heavy drenching or soaking be considered watering more than misting would? I have often wondered about it.

[Arne]

Good point Karin.

When I say that it needs water I mean drenching every day. I also read that S. cernua likes to grow on wet cliff walls. I am thinking of taking a piece of this plant or buying another clone and try it mounted on a stone or terracotta surface.

Misting is something I do for the humidity and I mist surfaces around the plants also. I also mist Vanda/Aerides roots first before I water them because they tend to absorb water better then.