Warmingia eugenii is native to Brazil. This orchid is found at moderate heights in the cool, misty mountains of the Pernambuco, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais states...
Warmingia eugenii also called as Eugenius' Warmingia, Macradenia eugenii, Macradenia loefgrenii, Warmingia bolopetala, Warmingia loefgrenii, is a species of the genus Warmingia. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1881.
IDENTIFY WARMINGIA EUGENII
Warmingia eugenii is native to Brazil. This orchid is found at moderate heights in the cool, misty mountains of the Pernambuco, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Minas Gerais states.
It is a miniature epiphytic herb, which growing up to a height of 12 cm, with small, tufted, conical or cylindrical, 1-2 cm long and about 0.5 cm wide pseudobulbs carrying a single apical, slightly coriaceous, narrowly oblong-elliptic, obtuse, shortly petiolate, up to 10 cm long and up to 2.5 cm wide leaf.
Eugenius' Warmingia has the pendant, to 12 cm long, racemose, 30 flowered inflorescence with lanceolate, brown bracts and carrying flowers smelling like hot metal. The slanted, slightly cupped flowers are transparent white, and petals of both whorls may have, but need not, yellowish-green middle nerves. The lanceolate, pointed tips of both whorls are about 1.4 cm long and 0.4 cm wide at the base and elongated, tapering tops. The outer whorls are slightly concave at the base, while the inner whorls have irregularly serrated or jagged edges. The lip is 1.0-1.3 cm long and its edges are also irregularly jagged or serrated.
WARMINGIA EUGENII 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:
Warmingia eugenii needs a light level of 15000-23000 lux. The light should be filtered or dispersed, and the plants should not be exposed to direct sunlight in the afternoon hours. Strong air movement should be ensured all the time.
Temperature:
It is a plant with moderate thermal requirements. In summer, the average day temperature is 25-27 ° C, night 18-19 ° C, with a daily amplitude of 7-8 ° C. In winter, the average day temperature is 20-21 ° C, night 13 ° C, with a daily amplitude of 7-8 ° C.
Humidity:
Eugenius' Warmingia needs the humidity of 80-85% from late spring to late autumn, falling to 75% in winter and early spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Warmingia eugenii grow well in upright as well as hanging positions, if they are fixed tightly to tree fern fiber washers, or planted into small pots with perfect drainage, filled strictly with a mixture of equal parts of fern spruce and sphagnum moss. These plants are particularly sensitive to degraded soil around the roots, so they should be repotted immediately when the substrate begins to decompose. It's best to do it, when new roots start growing. Then the plant is able to root and stabilize as soon as possible.
Watering:
For most of the year, precipitation in a natural habitat is relatively abundant. During 2-3 winter months the conditions are a bit drier, but it is not a real dry season. The cultivated plants should be abundantly watered for most of the year, but the substrate should not be allowed to settle or become damp.
Fertilizer:
During the active growth, the plants should be fertilized every week 1/4-1/2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. From spring to mid-summer, you can use fertilizer enriched with nitrogen, switching to phosphorus-enriched fertilizer in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Warmingia eugenii need less water in the winter, especially if they grow under the conditions of a dark, short day that occurs at moderate latitudes. However, they can not remain without water for a long period of time and need to be provided so that the pseudobulbs do not wrinkle. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear and a more abundant spring watering begins.
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