Rodrigueziopsis eleutherosepala is native to Brazil. This orchid is found in cool, humid mountain areas in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. He was met for the first time in a virgin forest in Serra da Prata in the central part of the state of Paraná, at an altitude of 600 m...
Rodrigueziopsis eleutherosepala also called as The Free Non-Connected Rodrigueziopsis, Gomesa eleutherosepala, Rodriguezia eleutherosepala, is a species of the genus Rodrigueziopsis. This species was described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1920.
IDENTIFY RODRIGUEZIOPSIS ELEUTHEROSEPALA
Rodrigueziopsis eleutherosepala is native to Brazil. This orchid is found in cool, humid mountain areas in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina. He was met for the first time in a virgin forest in Serra da Prata in the central part of the state of Paraná, at an altitude of 600 m.
It is a miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte, which reaching 8-10 cm in height, with erect, pale green, 2.0-2.5 cm long and 0.8-1.3 cm wide pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several pairs of, imbricating, close fitting, lower brown, upper green, sheaths all spaced well apart on a rambling, thin rhizome and carrying spreading, sickle-shaped, conduplicate into the petiole-like base, 6-7 cm long and 1.0-1.3 cm wide leaves.
The Free Non-Connected Rodrigueziopsis blooms in the winter on a basal, arcuate, to 5 cm long, racemose, laxly many flowered inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb through the leaf axils. The flowers are about 1.2 cm long. The floral elements are white-yellow, sometimes pale green, and the prone has small purple-lilac spots. The outer whorls are moderately concave and 0.8-1.0 cm long. The forward flap is approximately 0.4 cm wide. Heavily oblique side flakes are 0.35 cm wide. The internal whorls are fleshy, slightly concave, facing forward on both sides of the spine, 0.8-1.0 cm long and 0.3-0.4 cm wide. The straight lip is strongly concave on the side of the base and curved at the apex. The straight, club-shaped rod is 0.6-0.7 cm long.
RODRIGUEZIOPSIS ELEUTHEROSEPALA 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:
Rodrigueziopsis eleutherosepala needs a light level of 20000-30000 lux.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is 29 ° C, the night 20-21 ° C, which gives a daily difference of 8-9 ° C. The average temperature of the winter day is 22-25 ° C, the night 13-14 ° C, giving a daily difference of 9-11 ° C.
Humidity:
The Free Non-Connected Rodrigueziopsis needs the average humidity of around 80% for most of the year. For about 1 month in the spring at the end of the dry season, the humidity drops to 70-76%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Due to the climbing habitat, Rodrigueziopsis eleutherosepala are grown on tree rootstocks or cork, which requires high humidity.
Watering:
In natural habitat, rainfall is moderate to heavy from the end of spring until almost the end of autumn. Their number is small for a period of about 3 months in winter and early spring. The cultivated plants should be abundantly watered during active growth, but the roots must dry quite quickly after watering. When new growths reach maturity in late autumn, the amount of water should be reduced.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, the plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. A fertilizer with a high nitrogen content is beneficial from spring to mid-summer, and a fertilizer richer in phosphorus should be used in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Watering for Rodrigueziopsis eleutherosepala should be reduced in winter, but they can never remain without water for too long. Quite often morning fogs between occasional, light watering should provide enough moisture, but also dry enough. Fertilization should also be reduced or eliminated until spring, when the growth of new roots begins and regular watering is resumed.
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