Aerangis mooreana is found in the Comoros Islands and Madagascar. Its grow in humid forests on branches at elevations of sea level to 600 meters.
Aerangis mooreana also called as Moore's Aerangis, Aerangis anjoanensis, Aerangis ikopana, Angraecum mooreanum, is a species of the genus Aerangis. This species was described by Phillip James Cribb & Joyce Stewart in 1983.
IDENTIFY AERANGIS MOOREANA ORCHID PLANT
Aerangis mooreana is found in the Comoros Islands and Madagascar. Its grow in humid forests on branches at elevations of sea level to 600 meters.
It is a miniature sized, hot growing epiphyte with an arcing to pendant, woody stem carrying 2 to 6, 2 ranked, elliptic, oblong to obovate, unequally bilobed apically, light to greyish green, smooth, glossy, margins entire leaves.
Moore's Aerangis blooms winter and early spring. The flowers are 8 cm in diameter.
AERANGIS MOOREANA 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 mooreana needs a light level of 12000-18000 lux. Plants should be protected from high light. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Summer days temperature at average 31-32°C, and nights temperature average 24°C, with a diurnal range of 7-8°C.
Humidity:
Moore's Aerangis needs the humidity of 80-85% in summer and autumn, dropping to 60-65% for about 4 months in winter and early spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Aerangis mooreana may be grown in pots or baskets or mounted on cork slabs. Mounted plants need high humidity, however, and during hot, dry weather they may need several waterings a day.
If it is difficult to keep mounted plants moist enough, they may be grown in a 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.
For pot-grown plants, growers often use coarse or medium-sized fir bark or shredded tree-fern fiber and add varying amounts of chunky perlite and/or chopped sphagnum moss to keep the medium open and retain some moisture. Including charcoal in the mix also holds the medium open and prevents souring in the pot.
Plants should be repotted immediately if the medium starts to break down or whenever the plant outgrows its container. Repotting should be 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 5 to 6-month dry season that starts in autumn and lasts until the following 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 also 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 30-31°C, and nights 20-21°C, with a diurnal range of 10-11°C. Aerangis mooreana need less water from late autumn through winter, but they should be watered periodically to prevent excessive drying. Somewhat regular 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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