| GROWTH HABITS |
Sympodial epiphyte |
| ORIGIN |
Mountains of Ecuador |
| BLOOMING SEASON |
Spring and summer |
| LIGHT |
Low 600 to 1500 fc but no direct sunlight. |
| TEMPERATURE |
Cool summer 24 degrees C day and 16 degrees C night
(75 degrees F day 60 degrees F night) winter day 21 degrees C night
10 degrees C (70 degrees F day, 50 degrees F night) |
| HUMIDITY |
High, 60% to 80% |
| WATER |
Allow the plant to just about become dry before
watering. Use only clean water (rain or RO water) for these plants. |
| GROWING MEDIA |
A seedling bark mix with perlite and chopped sphagnum
moss will do or use sphagnum moss only to pot these plants. |
| FERTILIZER |
Use a weak (1/4 teaspoon per gallon water)
non urea based fertilizer regularly for this plant. Be sure to rinse
the pot about every third or fourth watering with clean water only. |
| POTS |
Use net pots as described under 'Tips'. Never overpot
this plant. |
| NOTES |
Give the plant good air movement at all times. Best
times to repot this plant are in winter or early spring and keep
plant slightly dry until new roots are noticed. Seedlings can be
obtained from Hoosier Orchids. |
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