Crucifix Orchid

Crucifix Orchid Care

Epidendrum Ibaguense

What is the plant

Epidendrum ibaguense grow as terrestrial or lithophytic in Trinidad, French Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia and Northern Brazil. It is a highly variable, large sized, erect, hot to warm growing, reed stem terrestrial or lithophytic species, which reaching up to 90 cm in height, with terete stems enveloped by grey or brown sheaths carrying elliptic, distichous, acute or obtuse, 10 cm in length leaves. The Ibague' Epidendrum is free blooming year round on a terminal, erect, to 35 cm long, simple or few branched raceme with an apical cluster of blooms that open in succession over a long period of time. The flowers are small, measuring 2.5 to 4 cm in diameter, the color may be red, orange or yellow. Sepals covered with wax. The lip inside is yellow, and at the edges with fringe.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Full Sun

Temperature

16°C - 25°C

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Watering this kind of orchids directly depends on the temperature of the content, the higher it is, the more often it should be watered. Excess water during watering should flow freely out of the pot, as the stagnation of water both inside the pot and in its pan can very quickly lead to decay of the roots and the lower part of the plant. The substrate between watering should dry well.
Fertilizer
During the period of new growth, the orchid is fertilized for every second watering in the usual concentration of fertilizer indicated on the package.
Sunlight
Epidendrum ibaguense loves the bright sun without access to direct sunlight, so during the midday solstice it must be put behind a curtain or into the shade of other plants.

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Soil
Epidendrum ibaguense is usually grow in small narrow pots. As a substrate, pieces of coniferous medium-sized bark are best. The best time for transplant is the period immediately after flowering and until the moment when new shoots reach a size of 5 cm and begin to build their own roots.
Temperature
This type of orchid refers to a moderate temperature regime: Day temperature at 18-25 ° C; Night temperature at 12-16 ° C. For successful cultivation at home, the night temperature should be 6 ° C lower than the daytime temperature.
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