At Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, these plants are grown in pots so that they can be moved wherever displays are needed although they are easily accommodated as terrestrials. I grow mine in a mixture of cypress mulch, top soil, and garden compost of decomposed pine needles, an acid mix to which they adapt well. After flowering, plants may lie dormant until late May. During their growing season the rapidly growing plants can hardly be overwatered, and respond well to somewhat stronger fertilizer solutions than most epiphytic orchids.

The Nun's Orchid (Phaius tankervilleae) is especially useful as a landscape plant. They can be grown in the ground with attention paid to watering during times of drought. I prefer to grow my plants in pots so that they can be moved where needed and for elevation to nearly eye level. Clones with the white backs show up better in shaded areas, and are especially effective when illuminated by a shaft of sunlight. I move one large plant to an elevated position by the front door to impart cordiality to the street entrance. Flowers last over a month in perfection and require little attention except occasional watering and removing of spent flowers.