Got about a year or two ago from orchid inn. First time blooming. The New growths are going crazy, wich I love, but im like stay in the dam 4" pot because I don't have the room 
. Hope you enjoy the show. 
. Hope you enjoy the show. 
Phrag. Xerophyticum 'April Fool' x self
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Yea... it's not gonna stay in that pot.
you can try redirecting it back into the pot.
you can try redirecting it back into the pot.
mrhappyrotter
Grand Chupacabra
The downside to this species is that it's not really a stay in the pot kind of plant.
If you do redirect the new growths into the pot, proceed with extreme caution, because those rhizomes can be brittle and subject to snapping off.
I usually add some kind of barrier during the growing season to prevent escapes. For instance, I'll strategically place a plastic label or card in the way of a developing growth. I also anchor down the flyaways to the potting mix so they don't go airborne. At least I do that in theory. In practice I do get lazy.
Another strategy I use is to guide the new growths into their own separate pots, since that makes it easy to take cuttings down the line.
If you do redirect the new growths into the pot, proceed with extreme caution, because those rhizomes can be brittle and subject to snapping off.
I usually add some kind of barrier during the growing season to prevent escapes. For instance, I'll strategically place a plastic label or card in the way of a developing growth. I also anchor down the flyaways to the potting mix so they don't go airborne. At least I do that in theory. In practice I do get lazy.
Another strategy I use is to guide the new growths into their own separate pots, since that makes it easy to take cuttings down the line.
Wow that is a good idea. The thing I hate is that 2 growths are rooted well and then the others go into the air and I try to root them by bringing them down. However then the top of the medium is too dry and they don't root. I put spagnum moss but that gets dry to fast and I'm also to lazy
. So the plant can do whatever it likes and will get it's deserved repot in a year and a half. Thank. Also the leaves are so interesting in that if you snap one in half they are completely see though and translucent; did this on accident
tnyr5
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You've seen mine. Beware.
I know!!! I'm jealous but also scared
Muffin pan culture.
cborchids
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I use a bonsai pot
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I’m on the hunt for a new pot for mine…maybe I’ll just use my muffin pan…
tnyr5
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My next pot is a 26" water heater drip tray.
Just throwing it out there, in case some adventurous individual would like to try it.I can’t recall if you have implemented this yet or are you still only threatening us, muffin man
With my extremely limited plant space, I simply couldn't try it.
Al of Al’s orchid exchange formerly of leesburg va had a colony growing on a very big slab of tree fern. I have an experiment I’m trying but so far it doesn’t want to go from the gap between pieces of fern onto fern itself. Maybe if I kept moister somehow (or I have the wrong type of fern…)
PhilaGardener
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Let us know if it opens on April 1st . . .
Bloom??
It is still developing. Seems like it should bloom soon but is super slow. Sorry
Don't be sorry! I'm just excited to see it
New Zealand tree fern fiber? (Xaxim)
Ricardo Boricua
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For plants that refuse to stay in pot, I have used the saucers tat you put in te bottom of pots of plants to collect water. They are a bit shallow but ave worked for me. This is a Coeloyne parisii I grew on one of those saucers. https://ricardogupi.blogspot.com/2015/01/coelogyne-parishii-hook-f-1862-specimen.html
It was a while ago, I’m not sure I remember which type of tree fern he had. I think I have the soft fiber
