In case you don't know, we do have an Orchid forum here, so it wouldn't hurt to ask your questions there. I am a recent Orchid convert myself, I have a few Phals and Dendrobiums, Oncidium, Cattleya and Zygopetalum.

So check out the Orchid forum, I am sure there are some Epidendrum people there.

Christopher

Thanks Chris,

I too was going to refer Hijole to the Orchid Forum for folks who may know more about this (tho' I've lurked there even to know they probably won't like MG fertilizer.)

I'm no expert,but i've never fertilized mine,and have had them many years and they continue to bloom.I rely a lot on Mother nature!! LOL,LOL
Yes you can cut those new ones off and make another plant,or you can leave them alone.
Kathi

Hijole,

As Kathi notes, they take no special care, at least in SouCal. I had them in the front yard where they'd get baked in the summer and they did well enough there. I'd be curious to see them grown with some care - they'd likely take over, like an Orchid Bryophyllum

Once the keikis have several roots about an inch or two long (two inches is better) twist the keiki free of the mother cane. (Or if it is stubborn, use a sharp knife to cut it away where it joins the cane. No need to lop the cane off.

I leave the keikis until they separate easily from their attachment, and stick them in the same pot with the rest of the plant. Easiest (non-weed) plant in the world in our climate.

It is the easiest orchid to grow, considering it grows in soil. You dont HAVE to pull off the babies, you can leave them on the main plant and you end up with a much bigger plant and more flower spikes in one place. They will also bloom faster if not separated from the mother plant,it can draw nutrients from it. They are not fert. pigs. I splash some plain ol' 20-20-20 Miracle Grow on mine when I think of it, a few times a year, and I have an array of colors in my yard from mine. sun,a bit of food, and let them climb up something, and your set:).