I've gotten into making terracotta "pots" to wall mount staghorn ferns. The roots are wrapped in bark and moss, held together with fishing line then attached to typically wood (using fishing line or wire). I add a small dish to my mounts to catch water but have found that placing the root ball barely into the basin and adding a little bit of water seems to work better (bottom watering).
Are there any Caudex that could survive (thrive) in this type of mounted pot? Something that doesn't require much (or any) soil and I'd like to really showcase the roots. I don't mind the extra hassle of watering (taking it off the wall to soak and then remounting), and the little basin at the bottom isn't necessary. Im just not as into staghorn ferns as I am with Caudex, cactus, and Euphorbia as I go deeper down the plant collection rabbit hole.
Are there any Caudex that would thrive vertically? I'm open to ideas on how to customize or completely rethink the wall mounts to work better if needed.
by Crazyhairmonster
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Ant plants might be a good fit, I’ve seen them mounted on cork bark before. A quick search on here also brought up Lecanopteris, they’re ferns but they have similar adaptations and have neat-looking swollen rhizomes.