Galeandra baueri is native to French Guiana, Peru and Bolivia. For the first time this orchid was found in French Guiana at an altitude of 1000 m. Since then, the plants have been found in Bolivia...
Galeandra baueri also called as Bauer's Galeandra, Galeandra batemani, Galeandra cristata, Galeandra funckiana, Galeandra funckii, is a species of the genus Galeandra. This species was described by John Lindley in 1832.
IDENTIFY GALEANDRA BAUERI
Galeandra baueri is native to French Guiana, Peru and Bolivia. For the first time this orchid was found in French Guiana at an altitude of 1000 m. Since then, the plants have been found in Bolivia, where they grew on tree trunks in humid, tropical mountain forests in the north-eastern department of Santa Cruz. Galeandra baueri var. piloso-columna was found in Peru, in the department of Jun'n, in the Chanchamayo valley at an altitude of 1800 m, and near La Merced at an altitude of 1200 m.
It is a medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte, which reaching 40-50 cm in height, with closely spaced on the rhizome, fusiform, elongate, up to 19 cm long pseudobulbs enveloped by several, imbricating, scarious sheaths with 8 or so, 15-20 cm and width 1.5-2.0 cm leaves, linear-lanceolate, pointed, basally clasping, coriaceous yet flexible with prominent veining.
Bauer's Galeandra has an apical, curving, often branched, to 30 cm long, lax, pendulous inflorescence arising on a newly matured pseudobulb with a few long-lasting, fragrant, funnel shaped flowers that open in succession in the spring through early summer. The flowers are 7.5 cm in diameter and have yellowish-purple petals of both whorls. The funnel shaped lip is yellow. Spread, though slightly concave, the petals of both whorls are membranaceous, lanceolate and sharp or bluntly obtuse.
GALEANDRA BAUERI 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:
Galeandra baueri needs a light level of 18000-25000 lux. These plants require bright, scattered light and should be protected from the direct effects of the midday sun. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
It is a plant with moderate thermal requirements. Throughout the year, the average day temperature is 23-28 ° C, and the average night temperature is 14-17 ° C, which gives a daily amplitude of 7-13 ° C.
Humidity:
Bauer's Galeandra needs the average humidity of probably 80% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Galeandra baueri grow best in pots with large drainage holes filled with a loose substrate composed of equal parts of cut roots of osmunda fern, fertile ground soil, sifted clay and dry crumbled manure, or slightly cut moss. You can also use a mixture of fir bark or tree fern fibers, adding perlite, charcoal and chopped sphagnum moss.
The plants should be repotted before the substrate decomposes and before it is no longer well-permeable. Repotting is best performed after the leaves have fallen and before the growth of new increments begins.
Watering:
Precipitation in a natural habitat is abundant for most of the year with a slightly drier period of 2-3 autumn months. The plants should be watered abundantly during periods of intensive growth, but the outflow of water must be facilitated and the substrate around the roots should never be soggy. When new increments reach maturity, the amount of water should be significantly reduced.
Fertilizer:
These plants grow quickly and have a short period of active growth, so during this period they should be fertilized every week 1/2-3/4 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. A fertilizer with a high nitrogen content is beneficial from spring to mid-summer, and a fertilizer richer in phosphorus should be used in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
In the period of 2-3 months at the beginning of autumn, when new increments reach maturity, the amount of water supplied for Galeandra baueri should be reduced. When watering plants is limited, fertilization should also be reduced. Normal watering and fertilization begins when new increments begin to appear, but it is very important not to flood these emerging young increments with water because they are extremely sensitive and easily rot.
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