Pleione aurita is native to Yunnan Province in China. These plants are found in the western part of the Yunnan Province, in rhododendron forests at elevations around 2700 meters...
Pleione aurita also called as The Golden Pleione, is a species of the genus Pleione. This species was described by P.J.Cribb & H.Pfennig in 1988.
IDENTIFY PLEIONE AURITA
Pleione aurita is native to Yunnan Province in China. These plants are found in the western part of the Yunnan Province, in rhododendron forests at elevations around 2700 meters.
It is a small, cold growing, deciduous, terrestrial species, which reaching a height of 15-18 cm, that has conical, angular, green or pale green, 2.5-4.0 cm long pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical erect, acute, narrowly-elliptic, deciduous, 13-15 cm long leaf.
The Golden Pleione gives rise to an erect, 5 to 15 cm long, slender, single flowered inflorescence arising on a new growth and having elliptic-oblanceolate, acute floral bracts, all appearing after all the leaves have fallen off the pseudobulbs and occurring in the spring. The flowers are 6.4-7.6 cm in diameter. They can be pale pink, pink or purple and usually have darker tips of the petals. The inner whorl flakes are strongly bent, the dorsal flap is slightly inclined forming a kind of hood, the lip is wavy around the edges and in the middle it has 4-5 lines of long hairs.
PLEIONE AURITA 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:
Pleione aurita needs a light level of 24000-36000 lux. The scattered light will probably be the most appropriate.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is probably 21-23 ° C, the night 8-15 ° C, which gives a daily difference of 8-11 ° C. The average temperature of the winter day is probably 13-16 ° C, the night from -1-4 ° C, which gives a daily difference of 12-16 ° C.
Humidity:
The Golden Pleione needs the humidity of 70-80% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
The substrate should retain moisture, but must be very permeable. Repotting is best done in autumn after the leaf fall.
Watering:
During active growth, the Pleione aurita should be kept moist. Rainfall pattern is wet in summer and dry in winter.
Fertilizer:
1/2 dose of orchid fertilizer with NPK 3-2-2 with microelements should be used weekly during active growth. 1/2 dose of orchid fertilizer with NPK 2-3-3 is recommended from mid-July until leaf fall.
Rest period:
Low temperatures are probably necessary for at least part of the winter rest. The amount of water should be reduced to occasional fogging to protect the tubers from drying and fertilization eliminated.
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