Racinaea crispa and Racinaea pendulispica

[metalfan]

I am hoping that someone can guide me here. I just purchased these 2 cloud forest plants. I plan to make an indoor vivarium for them because I know they won;t hang in my greenhouse (too hot...I had a Racine crispa several years ago and the heat killed it).

This is what I have gleaned from net research but am looking for firsthand experience.

--not a water holding bromeliad (crispa, but how about pendulispica?)

--must have good air circulation

--must have PURE water no salts no metals

--temp 60-80

--high light

--mount on a stick with air flow on all sides no glue no silicone very little moss

--high humidity a must

HELP. I don't want to kill these.

 

[Missi]

Thanks for making this post! These two are on my wishlist so I look forward to hearing what people have to say. Maybe make your viv large enough to grow a Geonoma epetiolata in as well!! 

[metalfan]

They had them on the Tropiflora VIPP last time and I couldn't resist. When I got my first crispa years ago, there wasn't a lot of info on the net about its culture. I didn;t realize it wasn;t heat tolerant and couldn;t tolerate a lot of impurities in the water. Now there is more data, people who grow it in vivd with dart frogs and stuff. I hope I can make it go this time. I also tried, about the same time, to grow some Dracula and Masdevallia orchids. I researched and picked the ones that were the MOST heat tolerant (said they could endure up to a max of about 88F) but it was still too hot for them here in my greenhouse in summer. If I have luck with these broms, I want to try some of the either stuff that won't make it in the greenhouse

[metalfan]

This is my poor lost little first crispa from many moons ago. I was doing everything right except the water and heat thing

[Missi]

2 hours ago, metalfan said:

This is my poor lost little first crispa from many moons ago. I was doing everything right except the water and heat thing

OH!!! It's SOOO CUTE!!!  You can do it again! You CAN do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!