Phalaenopsis honghenensis is endemic to areas near Honghen in China's Yunnan province. It is very rare in nature, because a few years ago a lot of specimens were collected and exported abroad. Its natural habitat is the mountain forests where it is more or less 2000 meters high...
Phalaenopsis honghenensis also called as The Honghen Phalaenopsis, Doritis honghenensis, is a species of the genus Phalaenopsis. This species was described by Fang Yuan Liu in 1991.
IDENTIFY PHALAENOPSIS HONGHENENSIS
Phalaenopsis honghenensis is endemic to areas near Honghen in China's Yunnan province. It is very rare in nature, because a few years ago a lot of specimens were collected and exported abroad. Its natural habitat is the mountain forests where it is more or less 2000 meters high.
It is a miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with warty roots giving rise to a stem carrying 1 to 2, obliquely elliptic, acute, persistent sheathing base, 7-8 cm long leaves.
The Honghen Phalaenopsis blooms in the spring on a racemose, 7.7cm long, simple, 3 to 6 flowered inflorescence with ovate floral bracts. The flowers are 3-3.5 cm in diameter.
PHALAENOPSIS HONGHENENSIS 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:
Phalaenopsis honghenensis needs a light level of 10000-15000 lux. The direct sun must be absolutely shielded. The ideal photoperiod is 12 hours.
Temperature:
In summer the average temperature is 22-23 ° C during the day and 15-16 ° C at night. In winter the average temperature is 15-16 ° C during the day and 8-9 ° C at night.
Humidity:
The Honghen Phalaenopsis needs the average humidity of 70-75% throughout the year.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Phalaenopsis honghenensis is grow only on bare root. The roots of this orchid participate in photosynthesis and can not be covered. It is not recommend putting sphagnum under the roots, because excessive moisture easily causes rottenness in this species.
Watering:
During the growing period, this orchid gets water 1-3 times a day (depending on the temperatures and the positioning of the orchid). The aeration around the roots must be excellent: they must dry quickly enough after watering. During the rest period the watering is substituted with light sprays every day in the morning plus an immersion in warm water for 3 minutes every 10-14 days.
Fertilizer:
This species is fertilized every 2 weeks with 1/8 of the dose indicated on the bottle of a suitable liquid fertilizer. Before fertilizing the plant it is necessary to water it, to avoid the harmful contact of the fertilizer with the dry roots. From October to March fertilizations are suspended.
Rest period:
The Phalaenopsis honghenensis flowers in the spring, after spending the rest period. From September to November there is a natural lowering of temperatures and the reduction of rainfall, and the plant is prepared for rest. Then in December / January there is a real dry season with quite low temperatures. In this period the orchid remains dormant. In cultivation we must give them rest but do not exceed with drought: light sprayings are good every morning as in nature the humidity is available in the form of dews and mists. Occasionally (once every 10-14 days) you can dive into warm water for 3 minutes. Temperatures should be 15-16 ° C during the day and 8-9 ° C at night. In nature, nighttime temperatures are considerably lower (they are about 3-4 ° C), but there is no need to induce them in cultivation. With this regime, this orchid will probably keep its leaves, so when growth starts in spring, it will have less stress to return to its summer rhythms.
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