Aerangis fastuosa is endemic to Madagascar. They are found in eastern Madagascar at about 910 m in the region that marks the transition between the coastal plain and the central plateau.
Aerangis fastuosa also called as The Magnificent Aerangis, Angorchis fastuosa, Angraecum fastuosum, Rhaphidorhynchus fastuosus, is a species of the genus Aerangis. This species was described by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1914.
IDENTIFY AERANGIS FASTUOSA ORCHID PLANT
Aerangis fastuosa is endemic to Madagascar. They are found in eastern Madagascar at about 910 m in the region that marks the transition between the coastal plain and the central plateau.
It is a dwarf, hot growing, variable, epiphytic species with very short stems carrying several obovate to oblong-cuneiform, fleshy, unequally bilobed at the apex leaves.
The Magnificent Aerangis blooms in the late winter and spring on a short, 5 cm long, 1 to 6 flowered inflorescence with large cucullate floral bracts. The flowers are large, 5 cm in diameter, long lasting and fragrant at night.
AERANGIS FASTUOSA 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 fastuosa needs a light level of 12000-25000 lux. Light should be filtered or diffused, and the plants should not be exposed to direct midday sun. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
The summer days temperature is average at 24°C, and nights average 17-18°C, with a diurnal range of 7°C.
Humidity:
The Magnificent Aerangis needs the humidity of near 85% most of the year, dropping to near 80% for 2-3 months in spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Aerangis fastuosa may be grown in small, well-drained containers filled with a moderately fine fir bark mix or mounted on bark slabs. However, the mounted plants often decline gradually unless drenched daily or kept quite damp, and that high humidity is essential. 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:
The cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing, but conditions around the roots should never become stale or soggy.
Fertilizer:
1/4–1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when the plants are actively growing. You can 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 18-19°C, and nights average 12-13°C, with a diurnal range of 6-7°C. In winter, water should be reduced somewhat for most cultivated plants, especially those grown in the dark, short-day conditions common in temperate latitudes. They should never be allowed to dry out completely, however. If water is reduced, fertilizer should also be reduced.
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