U. calycifida - epiphyte or not?

U. calycifida - epiphyte or not?#44314

By moof -  Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:50 am
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- Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:50 am #44314

Hi,
Are you growing your U.calycifida as an epiphyte or not? I found a lot of conflicted informations on the net. Mine is growing happily in living sphagnum moss, putting out a lot of new leaves. I compared it's growth with a plant of my friend, who keeps it in pure peat. Sphagnum wins! But, what's interesting - it is said that U.calycifida is not an epiphyte in the nature, but a terrestrial one:)

Re: U. calycifida - epiphyte or not?#44774

By Ronnie -  Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:05 am
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- Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:05 am #44774

I've never heard of it being an epiphyte..
This post is confusing..
To clarify, an epiphyte is a plant that grow onto another plant for support..(Not for parasitic reasons)

Re: U. calycifida - epiphyte or not?#44846

By moof -  Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:34 pm
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- Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:34 pm #44846

Yes, it's a terrestrial species but it obviously grows better when kept in LFS, what's interesting:)

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