Phaius peyrotii occurs endemically in Madagascar, in shady forests, at heights of 900-1100 m. It is a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial orchid, which reaching 25-30 cm in size, with discoid, small, 2.5 cm long pseudobulbs...
Phaius peyrotii also called as Peyrot's Phaius, Gastrorchis peyrotii, is a species of the genus Phaius. This species was described by Bosser in 1971.
IDENTIFY PHAIUS PEYROTII
Phaius peyrotii occurs endemically in Madagascar, in shady forests, at heights of 900-1100 meters above sea level.
It is a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial orchid, which reaching 25-30 cm in size, with discoid, small, 2.5 cm long pseudobulbs carrying a few, relatively small, greyish green, linear-oblong, undulate and crispate margined, acute, 20-35 cm long leaves.
Peyrot's Phaius blooms in the late spring and early summer on an erect, 5 to 12 flowered inflorescence. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter and open in succession. The outer whorls and the smaller petals of the inner whorl are pale pink at the back and the purple petals are at the front.
PHAIUS PEYROTII 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:
Phaius peyrotii needs a light level of 18000-24000 lux. Dispersed light is suitable because these plants grow in shady forests.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is 23-24 ° C, night 14-17 ° C, giving a daily difference of 8 ° C. The average temperature of the winter day is 19-21 ° C, night 10-13 ° C, giving a daily difference of 8-9 ° C.
Humidity:
Peyrot's Phaius needs the humidity of 80-85% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
A fertile mix for ground plants with good drainage is recommended. Repotting is best done in early spring, when new roots begin to actively grow.
Watering:
The substrate should be constantly moist, but not soaked. The precipitation schedule in the year is: wet / very wet.
Fertilizer:
During the growing season plants should be fertilized every week with 1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids.
Rest period:
In winter, the amount of water for Phaius peyrotii should be reduced, but the substrate can not dry too much. In the natural habitat, the lowest rainfall is in spring.
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