In as much shade as possible Michael. Actually, in both sun and shade but the shadier ones are bigger and lusher than the sunny ones.
Yes Lesley, you do the right thing as these Ranunculus grow undercover by the trees of the laurel forest. They like light and water, so they are easily spoted along the watercourses.
Yes, I did successfully bloom M. caesia for several years.... No longer grow it however...
Carlo i think mine is about to bloom! I think i see something swelling on the base of the ramicauls!
Btw, sometimes i have fungus problems, besides the good aeration. What do you recomend? Any good fungicide?
Michael,
Your dripping wall is very inspiring - so much so that I am now attempting to emulate it! Whether I will be able to achieve true "highland" status in my lowland habitat (where temperatures can, on occasion, soar to +40'C!) is something we will have to see.
Although I don't grow many pleurothallids, I do grow slipper orchids which do not really appreciate my warm temperate climate very much - perhaps a wet wall will be the best thing for them.
Rogan, if you keep the water moving or falling, you will lower the temperature of the surrounding area. Its the same effect when we get close to a waterfall, we feel fresh, because as the water evaporates, it takes a part of heat energy, lowering the temperature. A spray is a good choice!
Please let me know how things go when you buid your living wall!
