oooooo nice telipogoniflora... one of the best. I had one years ago, but never grew and flowered like yours. Have you ever tried Telipogons?
One of the nicest Cephalotus i have ever seen congrats.
Very nice ceph, it looks really nice. My ceph is in a hill in a mixture of silica sand and peat, and a thin layer of silica sand in the outer layer, here's a pic, the ceph doesn't look like this now, it is recovering from transplant shock, so all the beauty is gone,but is been replace with new small pitchers on the way, but it is growing, that means the more airy the soil, the better. Althought, i think humidity inside the greenhouse is somewhere near 70% or above because i have my utric bucket which raises the humidity and a pan full of LM with water, also my neps are in LFSM and are next to my ceph, so i sprinkle water every day to it, i think humidity needs to be higher(or the ceph needs it more), i might add LV on top of the thin layer so that it provides more humidity. Anyway, here's the pic:
Thanks guys. Actually the cephs are planted in a standard mix I learnt from Av. Its roghly 50% peat, 40% bark and 10% perlite. Basically any mix with less peat is better IMO as it keeps it open. I have even added charcoal and the cephs don't care. Just remember...the more open the better. Balance is important...it still needs a bit of humidity. The moss is a top dressing as I have gotten some algae problems due to tank growing. The moss is thankfully retarding algal growth.
gorgeous cephs.. you mind sharing the media secret your using?
thanks! Sorry to hear about ur loss. As I said, its sadly hard to find much info about these orchids. Sometimes u just need to jump in and try. I guess you atleast know what not to do next time.
Nope...haven't tried any telipogons yet. I think I am infatuated with the lepanthes genus for now.
thanks man. There's a lot of other nice ones out here on TF.
Cute little guy. Good job with the potting. Looks great. The extra humidity is essential while cephs are settling in. Just make sure it doesn't get too hot and ensure that there is adequate air movement.