| GROWTH HABITS |
Sympodial epiphyte or lithophyte |
| ORIGIN |
Mexico to Panama and Venezuela |
| BLOOMING SEASON |
Almost any time of the year in culture |
| LIGHT |
Medium to high light (2500 to 4000 fc). Outdoors about
1/2 day full sun and the rest of the day in partial shade.
Indoors grow in a sunny window or under multiple florescent tubes or
high density light source. |
| TEMPERATURE |
Intermediate to warm with a winter minimum of 15
degrees C (60 degrees F) and highs of 35 degrees C (95 degrees F) |
| HUMIDITY |
50% to 90% with good air movement |
| WATER |
Abundantly during spring and summer growing season,
letting the plant get nearly dry after flowering and during cooler
periods of time. |
| GROWING MEDIA |
Any good epiphyte growing media such as 6 parts medium
bark, 1 part perlite, 1 part charcoal and 1 part chopped sphagnum or
coarse peat. Plant may also be mounted. |
| FERTILIZER |
Feed weak weekly (3/4 to 1 teaspoon growth mixture)
during the growing season. Do not feed when you decrease the
amount of water given. |
| POTS |
Clay pots are best so that the plant will dry more
quickly. |
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