Jewel Orchid | Sparkling leaf veins, making it compact again with cuttings✨

I've cleared another plant-related task I wanted to do in the spring.
It's time for cuttings to refresh my jewel orchid.

As the name suggests, the jewel orchid is a member of the orchid family, but
it is a plant valued for its leaves rather than its flowers.
I am captivated by its matte texture covered in fine hairs,
and its sparkling leaf veins that look like they've been dusted with glitter✨
When I first saw one, I thought it was artificial.

There are many varieties, but I bought a 'Macodes petola', which was the first one I ever saw.

It was my first time planting a plant in sphagnum moss, and
it seemed delicate, so I didn't have high expectations, but it's still doing fine.

An ideal environment has 60-80% humidity.
At first, I planted it in a glass cup, but
perhaps because there wasn't enough humidity, the leaves were curling, so
I repotted it into a glass case, terrarium-style.

I have zeolite at the bottom and planted it in sphagnum moss.
Growth is quite slow, but it's already outgrowing the case, so
I'm going to take cuttings to reduce the height and make it compact again.
I also want to refresh the sphagnum moss and make it look nice!

Cut it at about two nodes. Remove the lower leaves.

Wrapped them in sphagnum moss and set them up.

I'll cover it with a case to prevent it from drying out.
The case that a cake came in was a perfect fit😆

If all goes well, it should root in about a month.
I was also able to wash the glass case, so it feels clean now😄

I must keep pushing through my plant-related tasks while the weather is nice🚩

By the way, I use New Zealand sphagnum moss, which is said to have long, durable fibers and few impurities.
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