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Hello,

I moved my entire collection from Portland, Oregon to Baldwin county, Alabama this year. The recent hurricane emphasized how precarious my collection is now. So, I decided to take a few pictures.

H. tatei Cerro Duida

H. sp. Akopan

H. x Tequila

H. parva

H. purpurascens

H. nutans x ionasi

H. sarracenioides

H. pulchella Akopan tepui

H. ciliata

H. folliculata Murosipan Tepui

H. sp. Akopan

H. pulchella Amuri Tepui

H. heterodoxa x ionasi

h. sarracenioides

H. heterodoxa x ionasi

Great looking plants Mike! I'm glad to see you joined here. I saw your posts on another forum and was going to ask you some questions about your growing setup:
1) What is your preferred soil mix?
2) What do you feed (fertilize) your plants?
3) Where do you grow them?

Hi Matt

1. 2 parts perlite: 1 part peat moss.
2. 1/2 teaspoon of epiphyte's delight/gallon or 1/4 strength 30-10-10 orchid fertilizer as a foliar feed biweekly all year round. If your plants are big but not flowering, try the epiphyte's delight. Add a few drops of superthrive if you've got it, but don't go buy it if you don't. I tend to prefer epiphyte's delight over 30-10-10, since that was what finally got my plants to start flowering.
3. Always in sealed terraria or flats with humidity domes. Ventilation has never seemed to be important (though it can't hurt.) Keep the lights as close as possible unless you're using halides or something. Keep the plants cool!
4. Patience. There is no other secret for turning tiny imported plants into adults. It takes forever no matter what you do.

Wow! What a stunning collection!

WHOA.. gorgeous! Awesome collection of helis!

That H. tatei Cerro Duida.. never seen anything like that before.. that is just amazing!

Thanks Aza and Shescrofty

All I can say is WOW!!!
That heliemphora tatei Cerro Duida.....

Wow, definately makes me want to get into growing Helis now. Great growing!

Hi mike
You have an unbelievably stunning collection.. I hope to get there someday as well.
Could you please tell me what temperatures you have by day/night?
Thanks

As usual Mike, BEAUTIFUL collection!!!
Glad to hear that the move went OK and that the plants are settling into their new home!
Happy growing! Thanks for the pictures!

Wow! Nice plants! I think I'll be looking for some like those this coming spring <3

Wow they look amazing

Photos like these are exactly why im expanding my collection of helis.
Awesome photos and thx for answering the question Matt posted, was curious myself.

Just wondering one thing, why not 100% live lfsm?