Odontoglossum harryanum is native to Colombia. These plants meet in the northern part of the Andean Cordillera, in the Antioquia department. They grow on trees at the edge of forests in the lower parts of rainforest, at heights of 1800-2300 m...
Odontoglossum harryanum also called as Harry's Odontoglossum, Oncidium harryanum, is a species of the genus Odontoglossum. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1886.
IDENTIFY ODONTOGLOSSUM HARRYANUM
Odontoglossum harryanum is native to Colombia. These plants meet in the northern part of the Andean Cordillera, in the Antioquia department. They grow on trees at the edge of forests in the lower parts of rainforest, at heights of 1800-2300 m.
It is a medium sized, warm to cold growing plant, which reaching a size of 38-50 cm, with an ovoid-elliptic, sulcate, laterally compressed, 6-8 cm long and 3.5 cm wide pseudobulb subtended by several leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying 2 apical, oblong-elliptic to narrowly oblong, distinctly petiolate, acute to obtuse, up to 30 cm long and 4 cm wide leaves.
Harry's Odontoglossum blooms in the summer through fall on a basal, sub-erect, to 120 cm tall, racemose, 4 to 12 flowered inflorescence with large, fragrant, waxy, long-lasting flowers. The flowers are not completely open, and are up to 9 cm high from the top of the dorsal petal to the tips of the outer whorl flakes.. The outer whorls are yellow-green, have a lot of nut-brown spots that are not on tops or a few transverse bands. The inner coat flakes are similarly colored on the greater part of the surface, but these are carmine-red in color and close to their base. The lip is white in the apical part of the middle plot in the youth, but with age it acquires a yellow color. The base of the middle plot and the plot at the base have many stripes and strands in the carmine-red color. The thickening around the base of the lip is lemon-yellow, and the rod is greenish at the base and acquires a yellow color at the apex.
ODONTOGLOSSUM HARRYANUM 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:
Odontoglossum harryanum needs a light level of 15000-25000 lux.
Temperature:
Throughout the year the average temperature of the day is 23-25 ° C, night 11-12 ° C with a daily difference of 11-14 ° C.
Humidity:
Harry's Odontoglossum needs the average humidity of 70-75% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
You can use any loose and airy substrate.
Watering:
In natural habitat, rainfall is moderate to heavy for most of the year, with slightly drier 2-3 months in winter. Odontoglossum harryanum should be watered abundantly during active growth, but excellent drainage must be ensured so that the roots dry quickly after watering.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, the plant should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids.
Rest period:
Over the period of 2-3 winter months, Odontoglossum harryanum need less water, but they should not dry out completely, nor be without water for a longer period. Frequent morning fogging between not very frequent watering should provide enough moisture. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear in the spring and regular watering is undertaken.
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