Aerangis hyaloides is endemic to the east of Madagascar. Its natural habitat is the woods, where it is found on trees growing at 0-1000 meters above sea level...
Aerangis hyaloides also called as The Glossy Aerangis, Aerangis pumilio, Angorchis hyaloides, Angraecum hyaloides, is a species of the genus Aerangis. This species was described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1914.
IDENTIFY AERANGIS HYALOIDES
Aerangis hyaloides is endemic to the east of Madagascar. Its natural habitat is the woods, where it is found on trees growing at 0-1000 meters above sea level.
It is a miniature hot to warm growing epiphyte with a very short stem carrying 2 to 8 closely set, elliptic, unequally bilobed apically, coriaceous, dark glossy green, up to 6 cm long leaves.
The Glossy Aerangis have somewhat erect, racemose, 5 to 7 cm long, inflorescence carrying from 6 to 20 glistening white flowers occuring in the winter. The white flowers are 1 cm in diameter.
AERANGIS HYALOIDES 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:
Aerangis hyaloides needs a light level of 12000-19000 lux. It does not tolerate direct sunlight. The ideal photoperiod is 12 hours.
Temperature:
In summer, the average temperature is 25-26 ° C during the day and 18-19 ° C at night. In winter the average temperature is 19-21 ° C during the day and 14-15 ° C at night.
Humidity:
The Glossy Aerangis needs the average humidity of 80-85%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Aerangis hyaloides prefers bare root cultivation. Do not put the sphagnum under or above the roots of the plant because they have to dry quickly after watering. Excess moisture can cause rot. A good round of air must be ensured.
Watering:
This species should be watered frequently, but the roots must dry quickly after watering: stagnation of water is not tolerated. The bare root specimens get water once a day (even two or three on the hottest days or if they are grown on the windowsill).
Fertilizer:
Every two weeks the watering water is added 1/8 of the dose indicated on the bottle of a liquid fertilizer for orchids. It is best to apply the solution to the already watered roots to avoid the harmful contact of the fertilizer with the dry surface. In winter the fertilizations are suspended.
Rest period:
In nature Aerangis hyaloides does not have a defined rest period. The difference between summer and winter lies in temperatures: in winter there is a decrease of 5-6 ° C compared to the summer months. However, this has no effect on the precipitation that remains at the normal level. The only driest month of all is April, but in cultivation this fact does not matter. I would therefore advise not to experiment with water reductions, especially if the orchid is grown bare-root.
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