Orchid species for small vivarium

RSS · #1 (**permalink**) 01-19-2007, 03:14 AM

Hi all,

I'm new to this forum and want to learn more about growing orchid in vivarium. As I know a lot of you are experts on this subject I'm sure I can get some good suggestion here.

I'm planning to set up a small glass vivarium. The size of the viv is 28cm(L) x 30cm(W) x 24cm(H). I want to introduce some very small orchid sp. into it. What species would you recommended and what sort of condition I need to provide in order to keep the plant happy?

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harrywitmore · #2 (**permalink**) 01-22-2007, 09:45 AM

Temperature is an important aspect to keep most small orchids. There are number of mini orchids that like cool to intemediate temperatures. Cool is most likely going to be hard to maintain in the summer since the uppermost range for most species is 75. Intermediate and warm should be easy so I would stick to them. Some Genera to look for are Barbosella, Restrepia, Pleurothallis, Dendrobium, Epidendron and Bulbophyllum. Some that I think are easy are:
Epidendron porpax
Epidendron polybulbon
Maxillaria uncata
Mediocalcar decoratum
Pleurothallis grobyii
Schoenorchis fragrans