Cycnoches egertonianum is native to Mexico and Central America. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama, where it grows epiphytic on tree trunks in wet forests at an altitude of 600 to 1800 meters above sea level...
Cycnoches egertonianum also called as Egerton's Cycnoches, Cycnoches amparoanum, Cycnoches densiflorum, Cycnoches egertonianum var viride, Cycnoches pauciflorum, Cycnoches stelliferum, Cycnoches stenodactylon, Cycnoches ventricosum var egertonianum, is a species of the genus Cycnoches. This species was described by James Bateman in 1843.
IDENTIFY CYCNOCHES EGERTONIANUM ORCHID PLANT
Cycnoches egertonianum is native to Mexico and Central America. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil and Panama, where it grows epiphytic on tree trunks in wet forests at an altitude of 600 to 1800 meters above sea level.
It is a medium sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte with fusiform to conical, up to 60 cm long and 8 cm wide pseudobulb with 2 to several, deciduous, elliptic-lanceolate, acute, thin, about 30 cm in length and 6 cm in width leaves.
Egerton's Cycnoches blooms mostly in the fall and winter with an arcuate to pendant, 45 to 75 cm long, many flowered male or few flowered female, racemose inflorescence that arise from the leaf nodes near the apex of the newest, mature pseudobulb. The male flowers grow upside down; tepals straight, lanceolate, with pointed tips, curved or curled along the edge, color from green to brown, covered with dark brown or purple spots, 1.5 to 3 cm in length and 0.4 to 0.9 cm in width; the lip is ovoid in shape, densely covered with growths in the form of needles, white with a small proportion of pink, 1-1.5 cm in length and 0.6 cm in width; the column is thin and very strongly arched, it thickens toward the tip, reaching 2.5-3 cm in length. The female flowers are fleshy, greenish in color; tepals lanceolate, fairly wide, with pointed tips, 3-4 cm in length and 1-1.5 cm in width; the lip is short, ovoid with a pointed tip, convex, 3-3.5 cm in length and 1.5-1.8 cm in width; the column is very short, wide, does not have a polyline, it reaches a length of up to 1-1.2 cm.
CYCNOCHES EGERTONIANUM ORCHID PLANT 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:
Cycnoches egertonianum loves bright sunlight and is able to tolerate direct sunlight. The total duration of a daylight and the intensity of sunlight is a key factor in the formation of male or female colors. For example, the more intensive the lighting, the more likely the appearance of female colors. Cultivating this orchids is recommended on windows of southern, south-western, western and south-eastern orientation.
Temperature:
This type of orchid refers to a moderately warm temperature regime, and throughout the year it is desirable to keep the orchid at the following temperature: Summer temperature is not higher than 35 ° C in the daytime and 10-18 ° C at night; Winter temperature is not above 15 ° C. For the successful cultivation at home, it is necessary that the night temperature of the contents always be at least 10-20 ° C lower than the daytime temperature.
Humidity:
For normal growth and development Egerton's Cycnoches needs the average humidity of 60-70%. Too dry air negatively affects the orchids and its growth is inhibited, and the tips of the leaves begin to darken and dry out.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Cycnoches egertonianum is mainly grow in pots or hanging lattice baskets, which is best suited mixture of bark of coniferous trees with moss sphagnum, fern Osmund and charcoal. At the bottom of the pot is strongly recommended to lay a small layer of drainage (2-3 cm). It is best for these purposes to use the bark of the cork tree.
Repotting is desirable only in cases of severe compaction or salinization of the substrate, at its critically high or low pH, or when the plant grows very much and the pot becomes narrow (pseudobulbs will begin to hang from the pots). The best time to transplant is the time when new orchid sprouts begin to build up their own roots.
Watering:
During the period of new growth, this orchid needs frequent and abundant watering. Excess water during watering should flow freely out of the pot, as the stagnation of water both inside the pot and in its pan can very quickly lead to decay of the roots and the lower part of the plant. The substrate between waterings should dry well.
In the hot summer period, when the total air temperature rises above 28 ° C, it is desirable to spray the outside of the plant (leaves and stem) to increase the humidity around the plant. However, in this case it is necessary to remember that the orchids in the bright sun can get small point burns of the leaves, which look like dry stumps of white color.
Fertilizer:
During the new growth period, this type of orchid is fertilized weekly in the usual concentration of fertilizer indicated on the package. In addition to root top dressing, it is also recommended to produce a foliar dressing when the outer part of the plant is sprayed with a very diluted fertilizer. It is best to feed the orchid, alternating both these methods. At the beginning of the growing season (the appearance of new shoots) it is recommended to use fertilizer with a high nitrogen content, and by the time the code, new shoots have reached 1/2 of their normal size - fertilizer with a high content of phosphorus. When caring for this kind of orchids, it is possible to use organic fertilizers, for example, chicken litter, etc.
Rest period:
For normal growth and development Cycnoches egertonianum needs an annual rest period, which falls on the period from December to March and is expressed in the fact that the orchid is kept somewhat drier and colder than usual and does not fertilize. The ideal temperature of the content is 15 ° C during the day and around 10 ° C at night. Watering the orchids needs to be coordinated at relatively lower temperatures and produces only slightly when the substrate does not just dry out well, but it will also be completely dry for about 20 days. With the advent of new shoots, the dormancy period ends: the watering of the orchid resumes in the usual volume, and the overall temperature of the content increases.
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