The Small Appendage Phalaenopsis is native only near Tembeling in the state of Pahang in Malaysia, on small trees growing in forested lowlands near streams and rivers. It is a mini-miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte occuring on small branches with a very short stem carrying 2 to 4, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute or obtuse leaves with a petiolate clasping base. The leaves are 8 cm long.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata orchid, also called as The Small Appendage Phalaenopsis (refers to the longitudinal rows of teeth lateral to the 2 central calli on the lip), Doritis appendiculata, Grussia appendiculata, Phalaenopsis appendiculata f. alba, Polychilos appendiculata, is a species of the genus Phalaenopsis. This species was described by Carr in 1929.
IDENTIFY PHALAENOPSIS APPENDICULATA ORCHID
The Small Appendage Phalaenopsis is native only near Tembeling in the state of Pahang in Malaysia, on small trees growing in forested lowlands near streams and rivers. It is a mini-miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte occuring on small branches with a very short stem carrying 2 to 4, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute or obtuse leaves with a petiolate clasping base. The leaves are 8 cm long.
Phalaenopsis appendiculata orchid blooms on a short, few flowered, suberect, racemose, 2" (5 cm) long inflorescence with successive flowers occuring in the spring. Small flowers are 1 cm in diameter, they open in turn and live 8-10 days.
The flower have a delicate texture and rounded petals. The flakes of both whorls are white with purple spots, and the white lip has bright-violet and light-yellow spots. From the top of the lip, long white filaments grow.
GROW AND CARE PHALAENOPSIS APPENDICULATA ORCHID
Cultural information should only be used as a guide, and should be to be adapted to suit you. Your physical location; where you grow your plants, how much time you have to devote to their care, and many other factors, will need to be taken into account. Only then can you decide on the cultural methods that best suit you and your plants.
Light:
Phalaenopsis appendiculata orchid needs a light level of 8000-12000 lux. A low level of light is indicated, because in a natural habitat, cloudless days are rare.
Temperature:
The average summer temperature is 31-32 ° C, night 22-23 ° C, giving a daily difference of 9-10 ° C. In winter, the days are cooler, their average temperature is 28-29 ° C, at night 22 ° C, giving a daily difference of 7-8 ° C.
Humidity:
This plan needs humidity of over 85% if possible.
Substrate and growing media:
The substrate must be a mixture of 12-16 mm bark with moisture retaining additives, sphagnum with perlite or charcoal added to improve breathability.
Watering:
Plants should always be very moist. Hot water at a temperature of about 21 ° C is recommended.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended that 1/4-1/2 doses of fertilizer for orchids applied every week or every 2 weeks in the growing season.
Rest period and repotting:
Although precipitation is the richest in winter, it is not advisable to increase the amount of water during rest, because the growing temperatures are probably lower. And plants are best repotted after flowering or when new roots begin to grow.
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