Dryadella Popayanensis

Dryadella Popayanensis Care

Dryadella Simula

What is the plant

Dryadella simula is native to Central and South America; in particular it is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It populates the mountainous areas, growing in the humid woods at high altitudes from 2000 to 3100 meters. It is a mini-miniature sized, cold growing, epiphytic herb without pseudobulbs and has terete ramicauls enveloped by close, tubular, scarious, up to 7 cm long sheaths that are soon evanescent carrying a single, apical, narrowly linear lanceolate, obtuse, minutely tridentate, gradually tapering to the conduplicate, channeled base leaf with an abscission layer and an annulus.The Pug Nosed Dryadella gives a rises from a short to 2 cm, 3 to 4 flowered inflorescence that carries a single successively opening flower at a time held at mid-leaf height all occuring in the spring. The flowers are about 1.5-2 cm in diameter.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Shade

Temperature

21°C - 24°C

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
This orchid gets water abundantly and frequently; the substrate must never become completely dry. In its natural habitat the winter months are characterized by less frequent rains, but in cultivation it is not essential to replicate it, especially if the plant is kept under constant light.
Fertilizer
It is recommended to use 1/4 of the dose indicated on the bottle of a suitable liquid fertilizer for orchids. The fertilizer is applied once every 2 weeks. Before fertilizing the orchid, it is important to water it to avoid burns due to the contact of the fertilizer with the dry roots. If we are dealing with specimens grown bare root, the dose is reduced to 1/8 and is added to the water watering.
Sunlight
Dryadella simula needs a light level of 12000-18000 lux. The plants must be protected from direct sunlight. The ideal photoperiod is 12 hours.

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Soil
Sphagnum / perlite in the 1: 1 ratio is used as the substrate.
Temperature
The average temperature is 22-24 ° C during the day and 12-14 ° C at night in summer. In the winter there can be 2-3 degrees less.