Trichocentrum carthagenense is native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. For the first time, these plants were encountered near the city of Cartagena on the Colombian coast...
Trichocentrum carthagenense also called as The Cartagena Trichocentrum, Epidendrum carthagenense, Cymbidium undulatum, Epidendrum crispum, Lophiaris carthagenensis, Lophiaris oerstedii, Oncidium carthagenense, Oncidium carthagenense var. klotzschii, Oncidium carthagenense var. oerstedii, Oncidium carthagenense var. sanguineum, Oncidium carthagenense var. swartzii, Oncidium guttatum var. roseum, Oncidium henchmannii, Oncidium huntianum, Oncidium huntleyanum, Oncidium kymatoides, Oncidium luridum var. henchmannii, Oncidium obsoletum, Oncidium oerstedii, Oncidium oerstedii var. crispiflorum, Oncidium panduriferum, Oncidium roseum, Oncidium salvadorense, Oncidium sanguineum, Oncidium sanguineum var. roseum, Trichocentrum oerstedii, is a species of the genus Trichocentrum. This species was described by Mark Wayne Chase & N.H.Williams in 2001.
IDENTIFY TRICHOCENTRUM CARTHAGENENSE
Trichocentrum carthagenense is native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil. For the first time, these plants were encountered near the city of Cartagena on the Colombian coast. They were also found at the southernmost part of the state of Florida in the US and in the Caribbean including Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola. The plants are found in a wide range of habitats, from wet or dry forests to hot arid regions, at altitudes up to 1100 m above sea level. In Mexico, the plants meet both from the Pacific and from the Gulf of Mexico, to the south of the state of Tamaulipas in the east, and in the west, in the state of Jalisco. In Guatemala, they were met between Guatemala City and the border with El Salvador. In El Salvador, they were encountered in numerous locations at altitudes of 400-1000 m. In Honduras and Nicaragua, most plants occur on the slopes facing the Caribbean. In Panama, they were found almost at sea level in the Channel area, on the Pacific coast northwest of Panama City and in the Chiriquà Province near the city of David. In Venezuela, they are popular in the hot, lowland and arid regions of the Coastal Range.
It is a large sized, hot to cool growing, mule eared epiphyte, which reaching a height of 11.5-42.5 cm, with a small bract covered, up to 2.5 cm long pseudobulb that has a single, coriaceous to fleshy, elliptic, sharply keeled abaxially, 9-40 cm long and 3-7 cm wide leaf that is conduplicate at the base.
The Cartagena Trichocentrum blooms in almost all year from a basal, erect to arching, to 150 cm long, many laxly small flowered, panicle that has the peduncle subtended by a scarious sheath and scarious, triangular sheaths at the nodes. The small, effective flowers are very variable in size and color, but on average, the flower is 2.0-2.5 cm in diameter. They are usually pale yellow or white with a variable number of red-brown, purple or lavender spots.
TRICHOCENTRUM CARTHAGENENSE 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:
Trichocentrum carthagenense needs a light level of 15000-25000 lux.
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is 31-32 ° C, and the summer night 18-19 ° C, which gives a daily difference of 12-13 ° C. The average temperature of the winter day is 32-33 ° C, and the night of 16 ° C, giving a daily difference of 16-18 ° C.
Humidity:
The Cartagena Trichocentrum needs the humidity of 75-80% from the end of spring to autumn and drops to almost 60% in winter and early spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
You can use any very loose and airy substrate.
Watering:
From late spring to early autumn, the rainfall is abundant, followed by a sharp drop in average rainfall and a dry season of 4-6 months. The cultivated plants should often be watered during the growing season, but excellent drainage should be ensured, and the ground around the roots must always be loose and airy. When new growths reach maturity in autumn, the amount of water should be reduced.
Fertilizer:
During the growing season, weekly 1/4-1/2 doses of fertilizer for orchids should be used.
Rest period:
In winter, Trichocentrum carthagenense need less water and must dry between waterings, but they can not stay dry for too long. In general, an occasional morning fogging is sufficient between few, light watering, provided the humidity is high enough. Fertilization should be eliminated until new growths appear in the spring and regular watering.
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