Angraecum florulentum is endemic to the Comoro Islands, where it grows epiphytically on tree trunks and in scrub at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters. In the wilds it grows in fairly bright light, and it can tolerate considerable dry out, although the Comoro Islands do receive heavy annual rainfall.
Angraecum florulentum also called as The Easy Blooming Angraecum, Pseudojumellea florulenta, is a species of the genus Angraecum. This species was described by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1885.
IDENTIFY ANGRAECUM FLORULENTUM ORCHID PLANT
Angraecum florulentum is endemic to the Comoro Islands, where it grows epiphytically on tree trunks and in scrub at elevations of 600 to 1000 meters. In the wilds it grows in fairly bright light, and it can tolerate considerable dry out, although the Comoro Islands do receive heavy annual rainfall.
It is a small sized, warm growing monopodial epiphyte with short, flattened, sinuous, branched stems carrying numerous, distichous, narrowly lanceolate leaves.
The Easy Blooming Angraecum bloom in the spring from a short inflorescence and have a sweet nocturnal smell. The flowers are white, very large (divisions 20-24 mm long).
ANGRAECUM FLORULENTUM 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 florulentum needs a light level of 20000-30000 lux. Light should be filtered or diffused, and plants should not be exposed to direct midday sun. These plants will flower well in low and medium light. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Summer days temperature at average 26°C, and nights temperature average 19-21°C, with a diurnal range of 6-7°C.
Humidity:
The Easy Blooming Angraecum need the average humidity of 80-85% most of the year, dropping to near 75% for a month or so in winter.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Angraecum florulentum may be grown in well-drained containers or mounted on tree-fern slabs. The natural habit is for the stems and branches to become pendent, so plants are probably more easily managed if mounted on slabs or grown in hanging pots or baskets. 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. Growers generally use 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 in the habitat is heavy most of the year, with a somewhat drier period for about 2 months in early spring. Cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing, but the roots must have good aeration, and conditions around the roots should never become stale or soggy. Water should be reduced somewhat when plants are not actively growing, but they should never be allowed to dry out completely.
Fertilizer:
1/4–1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when 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 23-24°C, and nights average 16-17°C, with a diurnal range of 7-8°C. Water should be reduced for Angraecum florulentum plants in winter, especially those grown in the dark, short-day conditions common in temperate latitudes. They should not be allowed to remain without water for long periods, however. Although in nature these plants can tolerate considerable drying, plants in cultivation should not be allowed to dry excessively. Fertilizer should be reduced or eliminated until new growth starts and heavier watering is resumed in spring.
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