Angraecum eburneum is found in the dense and humid forests of eastern Madagascar, eastern Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) and some islands of the western Indian ocean (Comoros, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius). It grows on the tips of the trees below 750 meters above sea level...
Angraecum eburneum also called as The Ivory-Colored Angraecum, Angorchis eburnea, Angraecum eburneum var. virens, Angraecum virens, Limodorum eburneum, is a species of the genus Angraecum. This species was described by Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent in 1804.
IDENTIFY ANGRAECUM EBURNEUM
Angraecum eburneum is found in the dense and humid forests of eastern Madagascar, eastern Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) and some islands of the western Indian ocean (Comoros, Seychelles, Reunion, Mauritius). It grows on the tips of the trees below 750 meters above sea level.
It is a large to giant sized, erect, hot to warm growing, monopodial epiphyte, which reaching 2 meters in height, with stout, branched stems carrying 10 to 15, rigid, coriaceous, ligulate, unequally bilobed apically leaves.
The Ivory-Colored Angraecum blooms in the early winter in the northern hemisphere, on an axillary, ascending or horizontal, to 120 cm long, densly many flowered inflorescence with long-lived, inverted or non-resupinate, fragrant, heavily waxy flowers arranged in 2 ranks. The flowers being apple green with an ivory lip that is inverted so it's on the top-side of the bloom. The petals are waxy, long-lasting and dangle downward.
ANGRAECUM EBURNEUM 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:
Angraecum eburneum loves a lot of light, is able to tolerate the direct morning and afternoon sun very well, but from 12h to 15h it is necessary to screen the direct rays with, for example, a curtain made of 2-3 layers of organza. The recommended light intensity is 30000-35000 lux, the photoperiod consists of 12-14 hours.
Temperature:
The summer temperatures should be 22-28 ° C, winter temperatures 16-19 ° C. To stimulate its bloom must always be present the daily changes of 5 ° C between day and night.
Humidity:
The Ivory-Colored Angraecum needs the minimum permissible air humidity level of 50%, but the ideal should be 60%.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Angraecum eburneum can be grown both in pots and in bare root. As a substrate, the medium-sized bark (2-3 cm) is chosen, as a vase we can use the classic transparent vase or a basket, preferring the latter. The repotting are quite sufficient, therefore they are carried out only in case of need (when the substratum has become "old", which happens every 3 years, or when problems occur at the roots). Repotting must be so careful not to damage the roots. If you have decided to place it on a raft, remember to put a layer of sphagnum under the roots of the orchid.
Watering:
Angraecum eburneum gets water when the substrate has become almost completely dry. It has no rest period, so the watering must be regular throughout the year.
Fertilizer:
The fertilizations are done every 3 watering with a special liquid fertilizer for orchids. You should use 1/2 of the dose indicated on the bottle if the plant is grown in pots, and 1/10 of the dose if the orchid is bare-rooted.
Rest period:
Angraecum eburneum does not needs a rest period. The blooms are stimulated by the appropriate light and by the presence of sudden changes of 5 ° C between the day and night temperatures.
It can also be found growing as a lithophyte along rivers and on coral islands just above sea level. Very tolerant of salt spray and high UV.
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