Sigmatostalix cuculligera is native to Colombia. These plants were found in the Antioquia department, in a climate zone from warm to cool, at an altitude of 1000-2500 m.
Sigmatostalix cuculligera also called as The Cowl Carrying Sigmatostalix, Oncidium cuculligerum, Roezliella cuculligera, is a species of the genus Sigmatostalix. This species was described by Garay in 1972.
IDENTIFY SIGMATOSTALIX CUCULLIGERA
Sigmatostalix cuculligera is native to Colombia. These plants were found in the Antioquia department, in a climate zone from warm to cool, at an altitude of 1000-2500 m.
It is a miniature sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte, which reaching 4.5-6.5 cm in height, with oblong or egg-shaped, compressed, 1.7-2.2 cm long and 0.7-1.2 cm wide pseudobulbs are partially enveloped basally by distichous, imbricating, longitudinally folded leaf-bearing sheaths and carries a single, erect, strap-shaped, acute, 2.5-4.5 cm long and 0.4-0.7 cm wide leaf.
The Cowl Carrying Sigmatostalix blooms in the spring and summer on an axillary, erect, 1.6" (4 cm) long, several flowered, paniculate inflorescence arising from the leaf axil of a newly matured pseudobulb with each short branch carrying a few successive flowers. The flowers are greenish with a chestnut area on the lower parts of the petals of both whorls. The ruffle has a greenish middle plot with a chestnut spot at its base, yellow side plots and a large, straight, fleshy thickening at the base. The spine is chestnut and has a white pollen cover. The spread, oval-lanceolate petals of both whorls are slightly bent at sharp tips with the inner whorl flakes slightly smaller than the outer whorl flakes. The dorsal petal is straightened, and both the lateral outer petals and the inner whorl petals are diagonally decomposed.
SIGMATOSTALIX CUCULLIGERA CARE AND CULTURE
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:
Sigmatostalix cuculligera needs a light level of 15000-23000 lux. The light should be filtered and dispersed, and the plants should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
Throughout the year, the average day temperature is 25-27 ° C, the night 13-14 ° C, and the daily difference is 11-14 ° C.
Humidity:
Throughout the year, The Cowl Carrying Sigmatostalix needs the average humidity of 70-75%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Sigmatostalix cuculligera are suitable for mounting on cork or tree fern washers. In this case, you must ensure high humidity and watering at least once a day during the summer. In the case of exceptionally dry and warm weather, it may be necessary to spray several times a day. These plants also grow well in pots or baskets with excellent drainage. The substrate should be very loose and must allow quick root drying after watering.
Watering:
Precipitation is moderate to heavy for most of the year, except for 2-3 winter months, when it is a bit drier. The plants should often be watered during active growth, but excellent drainage should be ensured.
Fertilizer:
Weekly use of 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of orchid fertilizer is recommended. You can use sustainable fertilizer throughout the year, or use high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to mid-summer, and then until the end of autumn, use high-phosphoric fertilizer.
Rest period:
Sigmatostalix cuculligera in winter require less water, but they can not dry up completely, nor be without water for too long. Appropriate amount of water should provided by regular morning fogging between light watering. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear in spring and regular watering starts.
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