Aerangis ellisii is native to Madagascar. It is found in central and eastern Madagascar at elevations of 1100 to 1400 meters.
Aerangis ellisii also called as Ellis' Aerangis, Aerangis alata, Aerangis platyphylla, Angorchis ellisii, Angraecum buyssonii, Angraecum dubuyssonii, Angraecum ellisii, is a species of the genus Aerangis. This species was described by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1914.
IDENTIFY AERANGIS ELLISII ORCHID PLANT
Aerangis ellisii is native to Madagascar. It is found in central and eastern Madagascar at elevations of 1100 to 1400 meters.
It is a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with roots that can arise from all along an elongate, branching stem carrying fleshy and slightly glossy, dull green leaves.
Ellis' Aerangis blooms in the spring on an axillary, 13 to 24 flowered, to 60 cm long, racemose inflorescence with very fragrant flowers.
AERANGIS ELLISII 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:
Aerangis ellisii needs a light level of 15000-23000 lux. Plants require somewhat shady conditions and should be protected from high light. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Summer days temperature at average 28-29°C, and nights average 18°C, with a diurnal range of 9-11°C. These temperatures are the average conditions under which this species grows. These plants grow well in good light and intermediate conditions.
Humidity:
Ellis' Aerangis need the humidity of 75-80% most of the year, dropping to 65-70% for about 4 months in late winter and spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Aerangis ellisii may be mounted or grown in small, well-drained containers filled with a moderately fine fir bark mix or mounted on bark slabs. During hot, dry weather mounted plants may need several waterings a day.
If it is difficult to keep mounted plants moist enough, they may be grown in a rather small, shallow pot or basket filled with a very open, fast-draining medium that has excellent drainage, is well aerated, and allows the medium to dry fairly rapidly after watering.
Plants should be repotted immediately if the medium starts to break down, but repotting is best done just as new roots start to grow. This enables the plant to become reestablished in the shortest possible time.
Watering:
Rainfall is moderate to very heavy from late spring to autumn. Average rainfall then drops rapidly into a five-month dry season that starts in late autumn and lasts until early spring. Cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing, but their roots must dry rapidly after watering.
Fertilizer:
1/4-1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when plants are actively growing. You can use a balanced fertilizer throughout the year; but others use a high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to midsummer, then switch to one high in phosphates in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Winter days temperature at average 22-23°C, and nights average 11-12°C, with a diurnal range of 11-12°C. Aerangis ellisii need less water in late autumn through winter, but they should be watered periodically to prevent excessive drying. Occasional early-morning misting between infrequent light waterings should provide sufficient moisture in most growing areas. Water should be increased somewhat if leaves shrivel or show signs of stress. Fertilizer should be eliminated until new growth starts and heavier watering is resumed in spring.
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