Orchidea

Well you can put it in a hanging pot, but since the growth habit is upright, it will remain growing upright rather than trailing.

Many thanks for your reply. I was thinking about how the orchids grow "parasitically" on trees, and dangle downwards. Perhaps they curve upwards! Must say, I've never noticed....

It will be interesting to see what happens...

I think you will find that even growing on trees in the wild the growth points upwards.

Uhm - which type of orchid do you have?
Most probably a Phalaenopsis - but there are a few that are suited to hanging pot growing, the most commonly available be Dendrobium "Berry Oda".

Thanks, have sent message again, with photo this time....

A Phalaenopsis.
Not ideal in a hanger, but I have one on the shelf above my desk that has been there for four years and has grown almost horizontally towards the light. I've been wondering about putting this one in a hanger. If they are a little starved of light they will grow off in the direction of the light, and this applies to the flower spikes too. But they will never trail down around the pot.

Whatever you do, keep the original soil and pot that it is in. I have found that disturbing the roots is the fastest way to lose and Orchid.

I must admit that I do repot without losing any apart from one lost cause Oncidium. I give them a good watering the day before. Plunging the root ball in a bowl of luke warm water is the best way to remove the old compost, cut old or bad roots off with a sharp blade that has been sterilised, and am very careful about the process of refilling the medium. The kind lady who showed me has been growing them for years. It is also important to mist them only for about a month or so. If you're potting up keikis though it is ok to water the medium.

Its a very beautiful one.