I like the idea, I was thinking about putting the mount in the pot but figured it would rot. Can you leave it outside all year? I have to bring mine in so I need something that work for both indoors and out.

I have a big cork slab that I found at an estate sale. I want to do some kind of pot / mount thing with multiple plants.

Will tenuifolia make aerial roots?

Mine keeps getting taller but I never see any roots.

Supposedly when they're up against something they can grow into, such as a mount, then the roots come out of the sheaths and into the mount. I guess I'll find out.

Interesting, mine formed into a mound. Ive beed wondering how tall it would get without any visible roots

Bill, you have to sit the mount in the water. The roots head for moisture. I stick the entire mount, with the plant into a tray of water until the mount takes up the water. I don't keep the plant in a pot.

I mount the plant and stick the whole thing in water. I leave it until the mount is damp.

I do not like cork. It is very hard to hydrate. I only use wood mounts.

Jane

Please note, I'm not a mount person. Bill's observations on frequent watering do not sit will with house plant culture.

But, i think mixing pots and mounts give you the worst of both worlds. What are you going to do when the pot media breaks down? I suppose you could shatter and remove the pot and media entirely at that point? But really, what have you gained?

Uh people - it's an experiment. You see, there was this old out of shape guy who was bored, so he decided to try an experiment to see if an orchid could be both mounted and in a pot at the same time. Since I didn't tell the orchid what I was doing, but rather let it think it was now growing against a tree, I wanted to see if it would attach. If it did, then at some point I could seperate it into two distinct plants. So far it's doing fantastic. Now shhh, don't tell it the process. I don't know if it reads this forum or not, but if it does, it'll spoil the surprise!

Sheesh!

Hee, well you know they don't read books. Do you think they have a wireless plan ? :)

For sure they listen to what you say so be careful.

I have some broken pots that I want to make something similar with.

I also need to make a moss pole for my monstera, thinking about sticking an orchid on there too.

Read the Secret Life of Plants. It's an old book but an eyeopener.