Gongora truncata is native to Mexico, Belize and Honduras. In Mexico, they are found in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas. They grow there in tropical rainforests and mountain rainforests, at heights of 150-950 m...
Gongora truncate also called as The Supported Gongora, Gongora donckelaariana, Gongora truncata var. donckelaariana, is a species of the genus Gongora. This species was described by John Lindley in 1843.
IDENTIFY GONGORA TRUNCATA
Gongora truncata is native to Mexico, Belize and Honduras. In Mexico, they are found in the states of Veracruz, Oaxaca and Chiapas. They grow there in tropical rainforests and mountain rainforests, at heights of 150-950 m. In Belize it is rare, but occasionally they are found in the District of Cayo, where they grow on trees in damp deciduous forests with trees with large leaves at heights of around 600 meters.
It is a medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte, which reaching up to 40 cm in height, with ridged, conical to ovoid, up to 8 cm long and 3.5 cm wide pseudobulbs carrying 2 to rarely 3, plicate, rigid, up to 45 cm long and 10 cm wide leaves.
The Supported Gongora blooms on a basal, pendant, to 90 cm long, 15 to 40 flowered inflorescence with sweetly scented flowers that last less than one week. The strongly fragrant flowers are 5 cm in diameter and have the lowest dorsal petal, petals of both whorls cream and purple-brown spots. The waxy white lip often has purple-brown spots or has a yellow base, and the pale green backbone has purple-brown spots.
GONGORA TRUNCATA 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:
Gongora truncata needs a light level of 20000-30000 lux. The light should be filtered or dispersed, and the plants can not be exposed to the direct sunlight of the midday sun. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is 27 ° C, the night 20-21 ° C, and the daily amplitude is 7 ° C. The average temperature of the winter day is 22 ° C, the night 15-16 ° C, and the daily difference is 6 ° C.
Humidity:
The Supported Gongora needs the humidity of almost 80% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Gongora truncata produce long, drooping inflorescences, which are easily suspended when the plants are mounted on tree-fern rootstocks or cork. However, such plants require watering in summer, at least once a day, and during hot, dry weather, they may require several waterings during the day.
Another way of cultivation is growing in baskets with large mesh, lined with sphagnum and filled with loose ground. The basket allows the inflorescence to get out from the side of the container. Many plants are grown in hanging pots with loose, quickly drying ground. It should contain ingredients retaining part of the water, such as chopped sphagnum and perlite. The addition of charcoal loosens the substrate and protects it against acidification. Plants planted in pots should be placed high in the container, so that the inflorescence could get out of the container, because otherwise it will start to grow deep into the ground. Repotting is best done when new roots begin to grow.
Watering:
Precipitation is moderate to heavy from late spring to autumn. Then their number decreases rapidly and the period of a 4-month drought lasts throughout the winter and the beginning of spring. The cultivated plants should be abundantly watered during the growing season, but when new growths reach maturity in late autumn, the amount of water should be reduced.
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, but can also use high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to mid-summer, and then high-phosphoric fertilizer until the end of autumn.
Rest period:
In winter, the amount of water should be reduced, especially for Gongora truncata cultivated in the conditions of a short, dark day prevailing in winter, but they can never remain dry for too long. Regular fogging between occasional light watering should protect plants from excessive drying. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until spring, when the growth of new increments and regular watering begin.
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