Angraecum elephantinum is native to Madagascar. They are found in the eastern part of Madagascar, near Antananarivo.
Angraecum elephantinum also called as The Gigantic Angraecum, Perrierangraecum elephantinum, is a species of the genus Angraecum. This species was described by Friedrich Richard Rudolf Schlechter in 1919.
IDENTIFY ANGRAECUM ELEPHANTINUM ORCHID PLANT
Angraecum elephantinum is native to Madagascar. They are found in the eastern part of Madagascar, near Antananarivo.
It is a miniature to small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with a stout stem carrying grey, sometimes verrucose roots and having, ligulate, leathery leaves that are unequally and obtusely bilobed apically.
The Gigantic Angraecum blooms in the winter on a very short inflorescence with 1 or occasionally 2 flowers. This is another species that should be in every good collection. The luster and substance of the flowers is outstanding, and the flower size in relation to plant size is especially favorable.
ANGRAECUM ELEPHANTINUM 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:
Angraecum elephantinum needs a light level of 20000-25000 lux. Plants should be protected from high light, however, strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Summer days temperature at average 28-29°C, and nights temperature at average 18°C, with a diurnal range of 9-11°C.
Humidity:
The Gigantic Angraecum 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:
Angraecum elephantinum grow better when mounted on slabs of cork with a pad of sphagnum under the base of the plant. If pots must be used, a very open medium that allows good air movement around the roots should be used, and the plant must dry out between waterings. Baskets or undersized clay pots probably produce better results than do plastic pots.
Repotting should be done just as new root growth is starting in order for the plant to become established 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 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 22-23°C, and nights average 11-12°C, with a diurnal range of 11-12°C. Angraecum elephantinum plants need less water in late autumn through winter, but they should be watered periodically to prevent excessive drying. Occasional early-morning mistings 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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