Neobathiea grandidierana is found in Madagascar and the Comoros. In Madagascar, it occurs in Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, and Toliara. In the Comoros, it occurs in Anjouan and Grande Comore. It grow in humid forest on west-facing slopes at the elevation range of 1000-1650 meters.
Neobathiea grandidierana also called as Grandidier's Neobathiea, Aeranthes grandidierana, Angraecum grandidieranum, Mystacidium grandidieranum, Neobathiea filicornu, is a species of the genus Neobathiea. This species was described by Leslie Andrew Garay in 1972.
IDENTIFY NEOBATHIEA GRANDIDIERANA ORCHID PLANT
Neobathiea grandidierana is found in Madagascar and the Comoros. In Madagascar, it occurs in Antsiranana, Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, and Toliara. In the Comoros, it occurs in Anjouan and Grande Comore. It grow in humid forest on west-facing slopes at the elevation range of 1000-1650 meters.
It is a miniature sized, cool growing, monopodial epiphyte with short, 10-15 cm long stems carrying 4 to 5, ligulate to elliptic, unequally obtusely bilobed apically, 6 cm long and 2 cm wide leaves.
Grandidier's Neobathiea blooms in the spring a single flower per basal, 8 to 18 cm long, inflorescence that is shorter than the leaves with deltoid-ovate bracts. The flowers are mostly white, but the column is green, and the lower third of the sepals and petals is green.
NEOBATHIEA GRANDIDIERANA 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:
Neobathiea grandidierana needs a light level of 12000-20000 lux. Light should be filtered or diffused, and plants should not be exposed to direct midday sun. Strong air movement should be provided at all times.
Temperature:
Summer days temperature at average 26-27°C, and nights temperature at average 16°C, with a diurnal range of 10-11°C.
Humidity:
Grandidier's Neobathiea need the humidity of 75-80% most of the year, dropping to near 65% for a short time in spring.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Neobathiea grandidierana may be grown in shallow, well-drained containers or mounted on tree-fern 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.
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 is very heavy from late spring to early autumn. Amounts then decrease fairly rapidly at the beginning of the 5-months dry season, which lasts from late autumn to early spring. Cultivated plants should be watered heavily while actively growing. Water should be reduced after new growth is completed in autumn.
Fertilizer:
1/4-1/2 recommended strength, applied weekly when plants are actively growing. You can use a balanced fertilizer all year. Others, you can also use a high-nitrogen fertilizer from spring to midsummer and then switch to a high-phosphate formula in late summer and autumn.
Rest period:
Winter days temperature at average 20-21°C, and nights temperature at average 9-10°C, with a diurnal range of 11-12°C. Neobathiea grandidierana need less water in winter, but they should not dry out completely or stay dry for long periods. Fairly regular early-morning mistings between infrequently light waterings should provide sufficient moisture in most growing areas. Fertilizer should be reduced or eliminated until new growth starts and heavier watering is resumed in spring.
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