Epi. cinnabarinum

[lv420]

I picked up a tub of this at a local botanical garden sale. Clearly, though it was labeled, whoever did the pricing had no idea it was an orchid. (It cost me 5 bucks!) Also, it's in "dirt", as heavy as lead.

Before I repot it to save its life, I'd love opinions on media. The only other reed stem Epi. that I have is radicans, and that grows like a weed in a CHC mix. I've gotten two opinions so far; one grows in Aliflor and her husband likes ProMix. BTW, her Aliflor potted plant is 8 (count 'em) feet tall. Fabulous plant.

What do y'all use?

[el_Capitan]

Epi. cinnabnarinum is happy with what ever conditions 1 bestows upon it. Personally I have some in the greehnouse that are sitting a top of a pot -- in other words, not severely even potted; yet,they seem happy and keeping pushing forth new roots. And then in the greenhouse, these orchids are almost equivalent to unwanted greenery.

. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

[jibooger]

Radicans is planted all over Disney's Animal Kingdom. busily during our last visit (late spring 2003), I actually violently parted the plants surrounding the radicans & stuck my hand (and face)into the thick of it all. The Radicans was planted in pure soil! I supposedly scooped a handful thinkin that perhaps they mixed somethin in the soil to earate it, nope, pure soil! It was blooming like crazy.