Lately, I’ve been seeing mounted Staghorn Ferns trending a bit. Staghorn Ferns aren’t always easy to find, but Orchids can be mounted too. And since it’s something I’ve wanted to try for a long time, I’m going to show you how to mount an Orchid.
Last year, my oldest started building a shed. When he was digging the post holes, he pulled out some really cool looking bits of tree root. I decided to use one of them to mount my orchid.
I mounted an orchid on one of them. Many orchids are epiphytes, meaning they would normally grow on trees.
Materials to mount an orchid:
- Orchid – most grocery store orchids are phalaenopsis which are perfect for this. If you purchase a different type just make sure it’s one that likes growing in trees.
- Bark. You can purchase cork bark in pet stores where it’s used by reptile enthusiasts, or you can purchase from Amazon using my affiliate link here.
- Sphagnum moss
- Thread or clear fishing line.
I started by cleaning all the existing growing media from the orchids roots. And then I forgot to take any more pictures until after I finished.
Thankfully I made a video of the process. I sincerely apologize – I had no idea I breathe that loud!
I am so happy with how my mounted orchid looks! It isn’t quite as cool as a mounted Staghorn fern, but it’s still pretty neat looking!
Have you ever grown mounted orchids?
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That video is really good. It helps to Mount orchid in better way.
I’ve pinned this and sent the project to my sister who lives in Puerto Rico and has orchids everywhere! I Love orchids too…unfortunately they don’t love me! LOL I do have a staghorn fern and would love to mount it. I just haven’t found the place for it to be happy yet. Keeping the directions to make a mount, it would look so much nicer than sitting on the ground like it is now! LOL
Mounted staghorns look so amazing! Gardenista has a DIY tutorial – https://www.gardenista.com/posts/diy-how-to-hang-a-staghorn-fern/