Meiracyllium trinasutum is native to Southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. In Mexico, they met in the states of Chiapas and Veracruz. They grow on trees or rocks in damp, tree-covered canyons...
Meiracyllium trinasutum also called as Three-Nosed Meiracyllium, is a species of the genus Meiracyllium. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1854.
IDENTIFY MEIRACYLLIUM TRINASUTUM
Meiracyllium trinasutum is native to Southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. In Mexico, they met in the states of Chiapas and Veracruz. They grow on trees or rocks in damp, tree-covered canyons, on the slopes of the central mountain range directed towards the Pacific, at heights of 600-1300 meters.
It is a miniature sized, creeping, hot to cool growing epiphyte or lithophyte without pseudobulbs, that has a terete rhizome enveloped by scarious sheaths with a stem carrying a single, apical, sessile, orbicular to broadly elliptic, obtuse or rounded, fleshy-coriaceous, up to 6 cm long and 3.3 cm in diameter leaf.
Three-Nosed Meiracyllium blooms in the spring and early summer on a shorter than the leaf, terminal, 1 to 6 flowered inflorescence that has short, triangular floral bracts. The grouped flowers are red-purple and at the base yellow. They are about 2 cm in diameter when unfolded, but they are normally cupped, so the section between the tips of the inner whorl flakes is usually around 1 cm. The fleshy, baggy lip, tapering into a sharp top, is up to 0.9 cm long, and the bag about 0.5 cm deep. The spine is short, thick, broad at the base and has a long sharp tip.
MEIRACYLLIUM TRINASUTUM 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:
Meiracyllium trinasutum needs a light level of 25000-35000 lux. The light should be slightly filtered or scattered. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
It is a plant with moderate to warm temperature requirements. The average summer temperature is 27 ° C at night, 18-19 ° C at night, with a daily amplitude of 9 ° C. The average winter temperature is 24-27 ° C during the day and 14-15 ° C at night, giving a diurnal difference of 11-12 ° C.
Humidity:
Three-Nosed Meiracyllium needs the humidity of 70-75% for most of the year, at the end of winter and early spring falls to about 65%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Due to the creeping habit, Meiracyllium trinasutum grow better and bloom when mounted on a cork or tree fern rootstock. Fixed plants, however, require high humidity and at least daily watering in the summer, and in the case of dry and hot weather, you may need to water several times a day.
If the plants can not be mounted on rootstocks, then baskets or flat, unglazed clay flower pots will be better than plastic ones. The containers can be filled with any loose substrate, which quickly drains excess water and slowly decomposes. The wood fern fibers and the cork pieces are better than the bark that breaks down too quickly. Large pieces of perlite and charcoal can be added to improve the airiness of the substrate and prevent it from souring. When the lack of good drainage or when they are over-watered, Meiracyllium species are very susceptible to bacterial and other diseases.
The plants react badly to any manipulations, therefore the division or repotting should be carried out only if absolutely necessary. Repotting or dividing the plant should be done only when the growth of new roots begins.
Watering:
During 5-6 months of summer rainy season, the rainfall is moderate to heavy. In the period of strong growth, the growing medium should be kept moist. In autumn, the amount of water can be reduced, but the plants should never completely dry out.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, the plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. You can use a balanced fertilizer for most of the year, and in the autumn they switch to a fertilizer with a reduced amount of nitrogen and an increased amount of phosphorus. It improves flowering in the next season and strengthens new growth before winter.
Rest period:
From autumn to the beginning of spring, Meiracyllium trinasutum need less water, but they should only dry a little between waterings and can not be completely dried or drained for a long time. In most cases, an occasional morning misting between watering every 2 weeks is enough. Watering is most beneficial during bright, sunny weather. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear and a more abundant spring watering begins.
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