Mounted plants in the home

[Diane]

Very nice. I notice you switched to white while mounting.... so red for repotting and white for mounting? (and scotch any old time?)

[Hoa Tony Nguyen]

Very nice picture tutorial! Good job, Julie! I see that you spent quite a bit of time doing these things!
Cheers. Hoa.

[Sarah]

Thanks for the visual Julie!

One question - does it matter what type or condition of wood to use for your mount? For instance, perhaps driftwood wouldn't be a good idea because of it's previous exposure to salt? Or would a good soaking fix that? I have a Phal.parishii that is mounted, but looks like it would love to expand so I've been on the look out for a nice larger piece on which to mount the existing mount.

[RainCoast]

Sarah: The type of wood used to mount orchids can make a big difference to the success of your project. For instance I'd suggest not using driftwood or any branches grown near the sea. The wood can be quite salt laden and this wont be good for your plants. We have had excellent success with madrone or madrona (spelling depends on where you live). It is a member of the mesquite family; very hard, few to no bugs, little oil and no smell. We stay away from cedar or fir or any type of pressure treated wood. Hope this is helpful.

[Tikva]

Very nice. I notice you switched to white while mounting.... so red for repotting and white for mounting? (and scotch any old time?)

I was unsure what step that was also, Diane. Perhaps Julie could clarify....


Julie, you must remount my mounted orchids for me lol
I mounted with some moss I dug up out in the woods. I took a chunk of moss and set the orchids on top and tied them all down with clear stretchy jewlery string... lol
It doesn't look that bad, but I think it's not a permanent solution.....