Trichocentrum lanceanum is native to the North part of South America - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and the Caribbean...
Trichocentrum lanceanum also called as Lance's Trichocentrum, Lophiaris lanceana, Lophiaris fragrans, Oncidium lanceanum Lindley 1842; Oncidium lanceanum f. aureum, is a species of the genus Trichocentrum. This species was described by Mark Wayne Chase & Norris Hagan Williams in 2001.
IDENTIFY TRICHOCENTRUM LANCEANUM
Trichocentrum lanceanum is native to the North part of South America - Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and the Caribbean. These plants grow at low altitudes in hot, humid, tropical forests. In Venezuela, they are found at low altitudes in the states of Bolivar, Monagas, Sucre and in the Federal Territory of the Delta Amacuro. Their natural habitat extends up to the Amazon Basin in Brazil and Peru. They are also known for their presence in Peru near Iquitos at 200 m and near Tarapoto, growing along the road to Yurimaguas at an altitude of 550 m.
It is a medium sized, hot to cool growing plant, which reaching up to 51 cm in height, lacking or with minute pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, coriaceous, oblong-lanceolate, green spotted purple, mule ear, often reach 51 cm in length and 12.5 cm in width leaves.
Lance's Trichocentrum blooms in the summer and fall with fragrant, waxy, long-lasting, variable colored flowers on a basal, 45 cm long, 10 to 12 flowered, stout panicle with grey-brown, basal sheaths. The flowers are magnificent and are about 6.5 cm long. The flakes of both whorls are yellow or yellowish-green, generally densely speckled with chocolate or purple-brown spots. A large, curled lip is usually deeply crimson, pink-purple or purplish-purple, but in some clones it is sometimes off-white. The flowers last for 4-5 weeks, if the plant is kept dry, and a strong spicy scent is felt even after the flower has dried.
TRICHOCENTRUM LANCEANUM 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 lanceanum needs a light level of 20000-35000 lux. The plants like higher levels of light intensity provided that high humidity and intense air movement are ensured. The ideal level of light intensity is one that does not cause a red color of the leaves, which signals too bright light. With excess light, the plant spends a few flowers and they are not too good.
Temperature:
It is a thermophilic plant. Growing conditions are the same throughout the year. The average day temperature is 30-33 ° C, the average night 20-22 ° C, with a daily amplitude of 8-12 ° C.
Humidity:
Lance's Trichocentrum needs the humidity of 75-85% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Trichocentrum lanceanum can be fixed tightly to pieces of tree fern or cork. Such cultivation requires, however, maintaining high humidity, and in the summer of daily watering. In the case of such suspended plants during particularly dry and hot periods, it may be necessary to fog several times during the day.
They are also be grown in pots with a very thick, large-sized, well-drained substrate that retains some moisture, but allows the roots to dry quickly after watering. Fir tree bark is most often used, but some recommend woody ferns or Osmund ferns, often with the addition of chopped peat moss.
They can also fixed on tree rootstocks or cork, then put into pots or baskets filled with loose ground. Because the roots of these plants do not tolerate decaying soil, they should be repotted frequently. It's best to do it when new roots start growing. This allows plants to acclimatize in a relatively short time and provides them with the least stress.
Watering:
The cultivated plants should be watered abundantly during the period of intensive growth, but excellent drainage should be ensured so that the ground around the roots is never spread or soggy. In most cases, in the period of active growth, the plants grown in pots need watering every 2-3 days. They should not be watered too often when the plants give a floral shoot, because it can curl or break at the top.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, the plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. You can apply fertilizer with an NPK ratio of 10-10-10 throughout the year. You can also use high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to mid-summer, switching to high-phosphorus in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Trichocentrum lanceanum need less water and fertilizer in the winter, especially if they grow under the conditions of a dark, short day that occurs in moderate latitudes. However, these plants should never be dried. In most cases, short morning fogging between occasional, poor watering should provide enough water. Watering is most beneficial during bright, sunny weather. Many breeders recommend a 4-week dry rest after flowering. New growths are particularly sensitive to creasing, so when watering occurs, it should be careful not to wet the emerging tops.
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