Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid is a species of the Grammatophyllum genus. Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid is also called with the name: The Written Grammatophyllum.
Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid is a species of the Grammatophyllum genus. Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid is also called with the name: The Written Grammatophyllum, Epidendrum scriptum L. (basionym), Cymbidium scriptum (L.) Sw., Vanda scripta (L.) Spreng., Gabertia scripta (L.) Gaudich. The Written Grammatophyllum is found in south east Asia (Borneo, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Moluccas, The Philippines, Sulawesi, the Solomon Islands, the Bismark Archipelago, Papua and New Guinea, Fiji and Santa Cruz Islands) and is found at elevations of sea level to 100 meters always close to the coast, overhanging beaches, lagoons, and coconut plantations on tree trunks and branches and likes bright light.
Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid has a large to giant sized, hot growing epiphyte with ovoid to ellipsoid, laterally compressed pseudobulbs carrying 5 to 8 broad, coriaceous, linear-ligulate, dull green, basally clasping leaves that blooms on a basal, 4' (120 cm) long, erect to arching, many, waxy flowered, racemose inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb that has imperfect flowers at the bottom few rows and many (100), waxy, color variable, heavy textured, campanulate flowers occuring in the late spring or summer.
GROW AND CARE GRAMMATOPHYLLUM SCRIPTUM ORCHID
Cultivate, light and fertilizer for grow and care Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid:
The main cultivate are charcoal, in combination with coconut fiber, and can even be grown with peanut husks.
Light conditions are similar to Dendrobium and Cattleya, which means that 60-80% of sunlight.
If you have time, water your plants twice a day in the dry season.
About fertilizer, sometimes applied NPK 20-20-20 during the time of the plant is growing more pseudobulbs, sometimes add a little B1 to the roots grow stronger. It is better if you water the NPK for The Written Grammatophyllum weekly.
Flowering conditions:
Normally, Grammatophyllum scriptum orchid need to have a lot of mature pseudobulbs to flowering. If the plant is too young, you should not promote it flowering by using more fertilizer phosphate, because the plant will grow slowly and can not flower. And the plant also needs time to adapt to the living environment in your home.
Prepare for flowering:
- Reduce irrigation for about two weeks to create a dry period for the plant. If you regularly irrigate the plants once a day, then now, 1 -2 days to water once. Only irrigate the roots, do not irrigate the leaves.
- After the reducing irrigation period, you can irrigate regularly and fertilize with high Kali content to helps to suspend the growth of pseudobulbs and quickly reach the old enough to accumulate energy to prepare flowers. After a drought, the plant will absorb the fertilizer very well. You can use KCl (Kali Clorur) or KNO3 (Potassium Nitrate) to soak the roots for 3 consecutive days, the dose according to the instructions on the package.
- Continue to reduce irrigation for about 2 weeks.
- Then fertilize NPK 6-30-30 to stimulate flowering for 3-4 consecutive days. NPK 10-55-10 can also be used, generally NPK fertilizers have higher Phosphate content compared to Natri, mainly irrigated the roots. I suggest to use Growmore fertilizer, dosage 1g / liter.
- After this fertilizer application, watering as usual. Every 1 to 2 weeks, you can irrigate NPK repeatedly for several days continuously.
Note that before fertilizing, you should water the plants soaked, about 10 minutes later, then fertilize the fertilizer, so the plant absorbs better fertilizer. It is advisable to mix the biological adhesives material with water before dissolving the fertilizer, so fertilizer is more effective, not afraid of rain washed away. Good luck!
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