Be sure to take pictures of what you are doing, Cinta. I have dozens of mounted orchids, staghorns, and bromeliads on all kinds of wood and each one is unique.

Just remember that Phals do not like change so if they just sit there and pout for a while, it is to be expected.

Jim

That may be true, but for me, and this is just my experience and with my growing conditions, when I put my phals. outside, they seem to grow twice as fast, with no lag-time. Understand, phal. is not my main plant family, so others have much more experience in them than I. My greenhouses have all kinds of air movement (my orchid greenhouse has four fans running from 8:00 AM until 7:00 PM) but for some reason, when my plants go outside, they just grow better. Perhaps it is the humidity, and a lot is given off by my oak trees, perhaps it is and lack of intense heat, my greenhouse does get hot, and perhaps it is simply the natural, dappled shade with some early morning or late afternoon sun. What ever it is, my orchids, and the other tropical plants I grow, seem to flourish being outside.

Ken

The reason I am thinking of doing it now is because I should have 2 more months of 70s - 80s and humid weather for them to adjust. Really they are hanging out of the pot now which is another reason I am thinking just mount them. When I took them to the sink to water one fell out of the pot on the floor. It is just to wobbly now.

So you see...... I think they are begging to get lose.

Darn I just google the bromelaid I picked up and it is the ones that do not like to be mounted. Cryptanthus. I wanted to use them to give it color when the orchids were not in flower.

Neoregelia varieties are good to mount as are the Billbergia's. Here are two Neoregelia varieties, 'Voodoo Doll' and 'Michi' and Billbergia 'Marbled Rainbow'. Tree-Mail me if you want to try these.

Ken I do not think those like me. I have killed them to many times. Thank you so much for trying to help me.

I saw plantings between the branches on one of my searches. I wonder if could construct a pot out of coir and fit the Cryptanthus in that way.

Okay I will post a pic of this process and we can track if it works.

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Cinta, it is no more difficult to mount and grow bromeliads as it is to mount and grow orchids. Some bromeliads are epiphytes and prefer mounting, some are terrestrial and prefer to be in soil, and some do well either way. I would suggest that rather than mounting a large bromeliad, one that has probably been grown in a pot, mount several small ones. These could be "pups" or seedlings, but either way, they seem to "take" to mounting without problems. Bromeliads, particularly those that are mounted, take about the same temperature, light, and water that orchids do, so you should have little trouble growing them. The three I posted (as well as others I grow) do well mounted. I am a hobbyist and have mounted many dozen of these over the years. Tree-Mail me if you want more information. Ken