Pholidota imbricata is native from South China to Australia and from India to the Philippines. It is a widely occurring plant, widely spread and grows in full sun as well as in shade. It can be found on trees, also on limestone or volcanic rocks, usually at heights of 800-1500 m...
Pholidota imbricata also called as The Overlapping Shingle Pholidota, Rattlesnake Orchid, The Necklace Orchid, Coelogyne conchoidea, Coelogyne crotalina, Coelogyne imbricata, Coelogyne loricata, Coelogyne triotos, Cymbidium imbricatum, Ornithidium imbricatum, Pholidota assamica, Pholidota beccarii, Pholidota bracteata, Pholidota calceata, Pholidota conchoidea, Pholidota crotalina, Pholidota grandis, Pholidota henryi, Pholidota imbricata var. coriacea, Pholidota imbricata var. henryi, Pholidota imbricata var. longifolia, Pholidota imbricata var. montana, Pholidota imbricata var. platyphylla, Pholidota loricata, Pholidota pallida, Pholidota spectabilis, Pholidota triotos, Ptilocnema bracteata, is a species of the genus Pholidota. This species was described by John Lindley in 1825.
IDENTIFY PHOLIDOTA IMBRICATA
Pholidota imbricata is native from South China to Australia and from India to the Philippines. It is a widely occurring plant, widely spread and grows in full sun as well as in shade. It can be found on trees, also on limestone or volcanic rocks, usually at heights of 800-1500 m.
It is a medium sized, cool to hot growing epiphyte and lithophyte, which reaching a height up to 30 cm, with clustered, conical, angular, wrinkled or sunken, dull pale green to dull brown, 6-8 cm long pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, sub-plicate, ovate-oblong to linear-lanceolate, coriaceous, prominently veined, gradually narrowing into the pseudo-petiolate base, dark green, 15-30 cm long leaf with a lighter underside that can have red spots.
The Overlapping Shingle Pholidota blooms with a terminal, smooth, terete, erect-arcuate then drooping, 50 cm long, racemose inflorescence that has a zigzag, flexuous rachis with large concave bracts carrying up to 50 fragrant flowers that spiral around the inflorescence arising from papery floral bracts and occurring on a developing pseudobulb. The tiny flowers are 0.6 cm in diameter. They can have a musky scent or be odorless and are almost covered by flower sheaths. They are variable in colors, petals of both whorls can be greenish-white, brownish or pale, flesh-colored pink. The lip has bumps in the colors from yellow to orange.
PHOLIDOTA IMBRICATA 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:
Pholidota imbricata needs a light level of 10000-30000 lux. It is a plant with large adaptation possibilities.
Temperature:
It is a plant with warm / moderate thermal requirements. In summer, the average day temperature is 26-32 ° C, night 18-20 ° C, with a daily amplitude of 7-14 ° C. In winter, the average day temperature is 25-32 ° C, night 10-15 ° C, which increases the daily amplitude to 14-18 ° C.
Humidity:
The Overlapping Shingle Pholidota needs the humidity of 70-80% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
The tree fern pads are good enough, as are hanging baskets filled with bark or tree fern fibers. Repotting is best done when the roots are in active growth.
Watering:
Pholidota imbricata should be watered regularly. The precipitation scheme is wet / dry.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, the plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids.
Rest period:
In winter, watering and fertilization should be reduced, but the Pholidota imbricata should not be completely deprived of water, because in natural habitats it is available from mists, dew and drizzle. The amount of light can be increased.
I am confused by the Lux measurement of of 10,000-30,000. Because my light meter which measures in Lux (not footcandles) doesn’t go that high. So either there are too many zeros in your Lux # or standard camera light-meters reduce the Lux count by a factor of 100. I’d be grateful for anyone who knows what is happening here. Thank you in advance!
ReplyDeleteAverage sunlight during the day ranges from 32,000 (32 klx) to 100,000 lux (100 klx).
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