| GROWTH HABITS |
Monopodial epiphyte |
| ORIGIN |
Costa Rica and Panama in wet highland forest |
| BLOOMING SEASON |
Spring and summer |
| LIGHT |
Low 1400 to 2000 fc |
| TEMPERATURE |
Intermediate: day 19 degrees to 23 degrees C (66
degrees to 75 degrees F) night 14 degrees to 18 degrees C (58
degrees to 64 degrees F) and winter lows of 10 degrees to 12 degrees C
(50 degrees to 54 degrees F) |
| HUMIDITY |
Will grow at 40% to 50% humidity levels but will grow better at
levels around 80% |
| WATER |
Keep constantly moist all year around. |
| GROWING MEDIA |
A moisture retaining mix such as 6 parts seedling bark, 1 part
course perlite, 1
part charcoal and 1 part peat moss. |
| FERTILIZER |
Feed weak
weekly (1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon fertilizer per gallon water) of a
blossom booster mix in late winter and spring and a growth mixture
during the summer and early fall. |
| POTS |
Plastic pots are best. |
| NOTES |
The plant can be purchased from Oak Hill
Gardens. There is only one flower to a inflorescence but the
flower is large for the plant. |
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