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Vanda Sanderiana

What is the plant

Sanders Vanda is native to Philippines. Occurs endemically on the island of Mindanao, in the provinces of Davao, Cotabato and Zamboanga. They grow most often on tree trunks, and their habitats are low above sea level, usually below 500 m. This species has been over-collected and is considered rare in nature. Vanda sanderiana orchid is a large sized, monopodial, hot grower with an elongate stem, covered by imbricating sheathing bases carrying distichous, curved, coriaceous, ligulate, unequally bilobed or truncate apically leaves articulated to the persistent leaf sheaths below. The leaves are 30-40 cm long. The oldest leaves are deciduous after several years.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

19°C - 29°C

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It gets water every day, preferably in the first part of the day. On hot days, two watering is necessary. The best way to water it is in the hot shower (water temperature 35-40 ° C), but it can only be used in areas with non-calcareous tap water. Otherwise we have to make some arrangements and imitate a hot rain, using the right water.
Fertilizer
During the active growth of the plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. Before fertilizing the orchid it is important to water it to avoid the harmful contact of the manure with the dry roots. You can use a fertilizer with low nitrogen content in the autumn and a high content of phosphorus. This contributes to better flowering in the next season and helps younger growth to reach maturity faster.
Sunlight
Vanda sanderiana orchid needs a light level of 30000-40000 lux. The recommended photoperiod is 14 hours. Inadequate light causes the absence of blooms and very slow growth. Plants require a very clear position, but they should be protected from the direct sun. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.

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Soil
The ideal way to grow Vanda sanderiana orchid is a bare root, without sphagnum around the roots. This species produces very massive and expanded roots, which are covered by a thick layer of velamen, so they need air and are very sensitive to water stagnation. Every few weeks, the substrate should be flushed to avoid the formation of mineral deposits, especially when using high doses of fertilizer or the water used is hard. Firstly, the plants should be watered normally to dissolve the accumulated salts. After about an hour, the substrate should be rinsed with water equal to twice the volume of the container. Flushing throughout the whole year is important especially where the water is highly mineralized.
Temperature
This species is a thermophilic plant. The average day temperature during the whole year is 29-31 ° C, night 21-22 ° C, which gives a daily amplitude of 8-10 ° C. Very small differences in average summer and winter temperatures at extreme temperatures differing little from medium temperatures indicate that plants can not tolerate major temperature changes.
Container
cultivation in pot is not suitable for this species. The maximum that could accept as a vase is a wide and shallow basket, made of wood, with large bark (5-8 cm) as a substrate.