Pescatoria violacea is native to Northern part of South America including Venezuela, British Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil. The plants are found a few kilometers from the coast, along the edge of the coastal plain...
Pescatoria violacea also called as The Violet Pescatoria, Bollea guiannensis, Bollea violacea, Bollea violacea f. alba, Huntleya tyrianthina, Huntleya violacea, Warczewiczella violacea, Zygopetalum violaceum, is a species of the genus Pescatoria. This species was described by Robert Louis Dressler in 2005.
IDENTIFY PESCATORIA VIOLACEA
Pescatoria violacea is native to Northern part of South America including Venezuela, British Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Brazil. The plants are found a few kilometers from the coast, along the edge of the coastal plain. They grow there along forest streams on small hills and plains at an altitude of 150 m or below.
It is a large sized, cool to hot growing epiphyte, which reaching 15-30 cm in height, with 6 to 10, oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 15-30 cm long leaves arranged in a fan-shape.
The Violet Pescatoria blooms in the summer on an axillary, shorter than the leaves, 10 to 25 cm long, ascending, sheathed stalk carrying a solitary, waxy, long-lived, fragrant flower. The are about 7-8 cm in diameter. The petals of both whorls are dark violet-purple with white flecks, the lip is dark purple with a yellow tooth 13 teeth. In nature, the plants with simultaneously developed flowers were observed. Although it will be difficult to repeat it in cultivation, it is not unusual to see a few simultaneously developed flowers.
PESCATORIA VIOLACEA 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:
Pescatoria violacea needs a light level of 25000-35000 lux. The plant should avoid the direct sunlight.
Temperature:
It is a thermophilic plant. Throughout the year, the average day temperature is 30.0-3.3 ° C, and the average night temperature is 21 ° C, which gives a daily amplitude of 8.3-11.7 ° C.
Humidity:
The Violet Pescatoria needs the humidity throughout the year of 80% or more.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
The most commonly used substrate is fir bark or tree fern fiber with medium granulation. Perlite, pumice, chopped sphagnum moss or other ingredients with moisture retention properties can be added to the substrate. Such additions are critical in areas where the summer weather is hot and dry, and the humidity is low.
Watering:
Throughout the year, rainfall is abundant, with only a slight reduction during the 2-3 autumn months. Pescatoria violacea should never completely dry up. However, since they are susceptible to rot, special attention should be paid to new increments to prevent them from getting wet. Watering should be carried out in the early morning, so that before the evening the plant managed to completely dry. Strong air movement in the place of cultivation also avoids diseases.
Fertilizer:
The plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. These plants should be fertilized with dilute fertilizer whenever there is active growth. To prevent the accumulation of excess salts, the substrate should be thoroughly rinsed with clean water every 3-4 weeks, always before the next fertilization.
Rest period:
In the natural environment, the resting period does not occur. However, if the Pescatoria violacea are grown under the conditions of a dark, short day characteristic of moderate latitudes, the watering should be slightly reduced during the winter, but it can not be allowed to dry completely. From the time when new growths reach maturity, fertilization is done only every 2-3 weeks. The normal procedure is taken after resumption of active plant growth.
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