Brassavola Grand Stars '#1'

I hope I hope I hope I hope I SO hope that this is the beginnings of a spike!!! As you've seen in my last post, I unmounted my B. Grand Stars '#1', and this is what I found on the larger division! I will keep you all updated!

So, after unmounting my B. Grand Stars '#1', I knew I would totally be out of room, and have nowhere to put three other pots, so I came up with a brilliant idea. I put a nail into each of the back two legs of my plant stand, and then I took some of that yellow string thread stuff and tied it to each end. I then poked some holes into the pots, and threaded the yellow string through it, and tied it to twist-tie hooks. Now, not only do I have room for these mounted and potted 'chids, but I will also have room for new 'chids I plan on buying at my next OS meeting! Ahh, I love a happy ending.

Dividing, Remounting and Potting, Oh My!

Did you know I just love the look of mounted orchids? The Brassavola Grand Stars '#1' you see mounted was the first orchid I ever mounted, so I didn't really get it on properly. Because of this, each new growth decided to go further and further away from the mount, and they actually started to turn around and send new growths away from the mount. Because of this, I decided to unmount the Brassavola, and divide and pot it up.

I was just going to make it two pieces, as it split way in the back, but because the roots were really tangled, I had to cut the back portion off, which left me with three four p'bulb pieces.

I potted them into CHC, and put a thin layer of sphag on top just to help with new roots. Come spring, I can sell or trade two of the divisions.

Here is my Bulb. Meen Legend Jewel in its' pot beside the mount the Brassavola was on.

Here is a quick shot of the crazy roots that were on this thing, and this was after I trimmed a bunch so I could fit it on the mount.

Here is a piece that wouldn't really fit on to the mount, so I cut it off and potted it separately. I will trade it come spring.

And finally, here is everything afterwards, all nicely mounted and potted up. The Bulbo conformed perfectly to the mount, which made it SO easy to mount!

Brassavola Grand Stars '#1'

   B. Grand Stars (Little Stars x nodosa 'Remar') I bought this several months ago from a member of my OS, and decided to make it my first mounting attempt. It has two rows of p'bulbs, and each row has made a total of three new leads since I bought it, so I am hoping to see blooms soon.