Aganisia cyanea is native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. These epiphytic plants are found in the basin of the upper Amazon, especially above the connection of the Amazon to the Rio Negro, and along the upper Rio Orinoco basin above Puerto Ayacucho in western Venezuela...
Aganisia cyanea also called as The Dark Blue Aganisia, Acacallis cyanea, Warrea cinerea, Aganisia tricolor, Kochiophyton negrense, Kochiophyton caeruleum, Acacallis hoehnei, Acacallis caerulea, Acacallis cyanea f. alba, is a species of the genus Aganisia. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1876.
IDENTIFY AGANISIA CYANEA
Aganisia cyanea is native to Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela. These epiphytic plants are found in the basin of the upper Amazon, especially above the connection of the Amazon to the Rio Negro, and along the upper Rio Orinoco basin above Puerto Ayacucho in western Venezuela. The plants grow in flat, lowland forests in areas completely flooded during seasonal floods.
It is a small sized, hot growing epiphytic plant, which reaching a height of about 25 cm, with fusiform, slightly compressed, rugose, 5 cm long pseudobulbs covered with papery bracts and with a single to two coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, short petiolate, 20 cm long, 7.5 cm wide leaves, and a visible, creeping, slender rhizome.
The Dark Blue Aganisia blooms in the late winter until summer mostly in the late spring from a 30 cm long, basal, slender inflorescence that is slightly longer than the leaves and arises from the base of a mature pseudobulb and is erect to arching, carries loosely few to 10 showy, fragrant flowers. The flowers are about 6.3 cm in diameter. There are some description about the color of the flowers: Some people think that the leaves of the outer and inner whorls are purple on the outside, blue on the inside and often have white ends. The lip is white at the base, at the end turning dark indigo. Others believe that the flowers are blue-violet, with leaves of the inner whiff of almost blue in the sunlight. Their inner surface is white with pale pink discolorations, the lip is golden-brown or flesh-colored with a red-violet center. Some believes that flowers have a deeper shade of blue if they are not exposed to bright light. Some states that although the flowers are definitely blue when they open, this color quickly acquires a pink hue. This shade of red, usually moderately noticeable to the eyes, dominates over blue when using different colored films used for photographing flowers.
AGANISIA CYANEA 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:
Aganisia cyanea needs a light level of 20000-30000 lux. The light should be filtered and dispersed, and the plants should not be exposed to the direct sunlight of the midday sun. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
It is a thermophilic plant. Throughout the year the average day temperature is 28-31 ° C, and the average night temperature is 21 ° C, which gives a daily amplitude of 7-10 ° C.
Humidity:
For most of the year, The Dark Blue Aganisia needs the humidity of 75-80%, falling to around 70% during the three months of the dry season for late winter and early spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
You can use any permeable substrate for epiphytes.
Watering:
Rainfall is moderate and even abundant, with a 3-month slightly drier period in winter. The plants in cultivation should be kept in moisture during active growth, with slight drying between watering. In late autumn, watering should be gradually reduced.
Fertilizer:
During the period of strong growth, the plants should be fertilized every week with 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. You can use fertilizers with reduced nitrogen content in the late summer and autumn period, and increased phosphorus to improve flowering in the next season and strengthen new growth before winter.
To avoid the accumulation of mineral deposits during periods of strong fertilization, it is recommended to rinse the containers approximately every month. Rinsing is particularly important where the water is highly mineralized.
Rest period:
Aganisia cyanea need less water in the winter, especially if they grow under the conditions of a dark, short day that occurs in moderate latitudes. However, do not allow them to completely dry out. Fertilization should be limited or should be completely abandoned until spring, when stronger watering resumes.
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