Hi All, I have a question.
I have this huge orchid. My feeble brain tells me that I remember it as a Stanhopea. Maybe you can look at it and tell me if I am recalling correctly. It gets hugely long flower spikes and the flowers are purple.
It has been in the largest commercially made wood basket for years and that basket has just had it, it desperately needs a new home. I have been having some extensive wood repair work done on my house, and my carpenter gave me (for free) some cedar slats that look like they would make perfect trellis and maybe a big basket. My plan is to just put this plant into the new basket, making the bottom slats as wide as possible, because the root system on this plant is absolutely huge. It takes 2 photos to get this plant and the roots in. It hangs about 6-7 feet off the ground, over my greenhouse stream, and the roots actually are growing into the stream so it gets some continuous water. I just mist it heavily up top. I don't want to disturb it over much. Does anyone have any other suggestion on a repot job besides making the basket? Is cedar OK to use? Is there an easier way LOL?
