| GROWTH HABITS |
Sympodial epiphyte |
| ORIGIN |
Mexico, Panama and northern South America |
| BLOOMING SEASON |
Early spring and into the summer but a plant may bloom
more than once a year. |
| LIGHT |
Moderate shade 2000 to 2600 fc of light |
| TEMPERATURE |
Warm to interment with winter lows of 12 degrees to 15 degrees C
(54 degrees to 59 degrees F) and during season up to 32 degrees C
(91 degrees F) |
| HUMIDITY |
Will grow and flower at 50% humidity levels but will do better at
80 to
85% levels |
| WATER |
Water often during the growing season (spring to early
fall) and once the new growth has matured reduce watering till the
potting mix gets just about dry. Never let the plant get completely
dry. |
| GROWING MEDIA |
Use a potting mix that will retain moisture such as
this mix. 6 parts seedling bark, 1 part perlite, 1
part charcoal and 1 part chopped sphagnum moss or coarse peat. The
plants will grow well if mounted on cork or tree fern slabs if care
is taken in watering. |
| FERTILIZER |
Feed weak
weekly during the growing season (1/2 teaspoon of growth fertilizer per gallon water).
During the fall and winter you can feed weak weekly a blossom
booster mix. |
| POTS |
Use plastic pots or mount on cork or tree fern slabs
with a pad of sphagnum moss under the plant. |
| NOTES |
The flowers are small only about 1 inch in size but
several in numbers. |
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