Epiphyte Mounting Tips How To Mount Epiphytic Plants

How do you mount epiphytic plants?
How do you mount bromeliads?
How do you mount Dischidia?
What plants can you mount?
How do you attach air plants to wood?
What plants can I mount on wood?
Can you mount a bird nest fern?
How do you water a bromeliad mount?
How often do you water bromeliads?

How do you mount epiphytic plants?

Take your plant and wrap the roots in the moistened sphagnum moss. Bind this to the base of the plant and then take your mounting piece and attach the base of the plant. Use glue, twine or whatever method you choose. Take care to hide any string in the foliage of the plant for best appearance.

How do you mount bromeliads?

Wrap the soft root ball with sphagnum moss. Choose an indented spot on the driftwood and tuck the bromeliad in, holding firmly. Wind a length of fishing line or wire around the wood, covering the base of the plant at the root system. Wrap it around 6 times and tie firmly in the back.

How do you mount Dischidia?

For me, dischidia ovata grows best in bright light, mounted high in the viv, and allowed to stay fairly dry. To establish good roots from a cutting you need to mist it very often, or pack wet sphagnum around the root nodes, but once a mounted cutting has nice roots, let it get dry often and keep the lights bright.

What plants can you mount?

-a mountable plant: staghorn ferns, philodendrons, hoyas and succulents are good choices. I used a hoya obovata (upper left in the image above), satin pothos (right) and a hoya carnosa (bottom). -wood board (I used some reclaimed wood slabs, but a new cut of wood from a home improvement store would work just as well.)

How do you attach air plants to wood?

Mounting: Airplants can be mounted on a variety of wood, rocks or logs using silicone sealant. Apply a small dab of the silicone on the branch where you would like to mount the plant then seat the plant into the silicone being sure to make firm contact.

What plants can I mount on wood?

You can often find them growing on the side of a tree trunk, branch, or rock. They also help purify the air. Some examples are ferns, orchids, a variety of cacti, philodendron, etc. Some of my favorites are staghorn ferns, hoyas, pothos, and bird's nest.

Can you mount a bird nest fern?

Take a big piece of sheet moss and wrap it around the roots of your Bird Nest Fern. Place the Bird Nest Fern onto your wood mount with the exposed roots against the wood and continue wrapping it with fishing line. Go around several times until it's held tightly against the wood.

How do you water a bromeliad mount?

How to Water a Bromeliad Mount: There's no need to soak your mounted bromeliad. Simply keep the central “cup” of the plant filled with water at all times. Each time you water your mount, dump out any standing water to keep it from getting funky, as dust and debris tend to accumulate in there.

How often do you water bromeliads?

While their roots prefer to be moist, they can never be allowed to remain soggy. Water that does not drain properly through your potting medium can cause your plant to develop root or crown rot. It is often times sufficient to water your bromeliad once a week.