Ada orchid is native to Nicaragua down to northern South America, down the Andes to Bolivia. The plants of this genus are found between the elevations of 650 to 2700 meters but the majority occur at the more moderate and cooler elevations of 1800 to 2200 meters.
Ada orchid is a genus of the Orchidaceae family. This genus was described by John Lindley in 1853. This genus was named after the sister of Artemeisia, wife of Mausoios.
IDENTIFY ADA ORCHID PLANT
Ada orchid is native to Nicaragua down to northern South America, down the Andes to Bolivia. The plants of this genus are found between the elevations of 650 to 2700 meters but the majority occur at the more moderate and cooler elevations of 1800 to 2200 meters.
The plants of this genus are epiphytic and occasionally lithophytic species with a maximum length of 10 cm pseudobulbs that carry lanceolate, distichous with a length of 20 cm leaves.
They bloom from January till April from the pendent and spectacularly colorful inflorescences with up to 15 fragrant flowers. The color can vary from white to greenish and orange. The perianth is narrow and pointed, with almost similar sepals and petals.
These plants has many similarities to Brassia but differs in having numerous distichous leaves and inflorescences per pseudobulb as well as a reflexed lip bearing a bilamellated, basal callus often terminating in 2 tooth like mounds and sub similar petals and sepals.
ADA 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:
Ada orchid needs a bright light to bloom well. An window in the North is not suitable. In summer the East will suit them by bringing the benefits of the sun without risk of burns. In winter, place in the south, without shading to bring them light and heat in the day in increasing the thermal amplitude necessary for flowering.
Temperature:
The plants in this genus need the temperature of 15 to 20 ° C in the day, 7 to 14 ° C at the night with a diurnal range of 10 ° at least. Culture outside are recommended from June to October.
Humidity:
Its need a humidity level of 70 to 80%, dry atmospheres should be avoid. With this high level of humidity good air movement should be ensured.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Ada orchid is best grow in hanging wooden baskets or rafts which allows for rapid drainage and maximum air movement around the plant. These plants can also are grown in pot using 60% medium-sized pine bark, 20% clay, 20% sphagnum as substrate.
Repotting is done every two years at the appearance of new shoots. Division is recommended when there are at least 15 pseudo-adult bulbs.
Watering:
The plants need abundant and regular watering during the formation of pseudobulbs, more spaced when they are mature, leaving the pot lighter between waterings. In summer when the temperature exceeds 28 ° C, do not hesitate to basin the surface compost in the early morning or late in the evening.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended to weekly use 1/2 - 1/3 strength of balanced fertilizer for orchid in the active growth of the plants. 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:
Ada orchid does not need a period of rest to stimulate flowering, nor in winter, so the given conditions should be maintain all year round. The plants grown in the dark, short-day conditions common in temperate latitude winters need less water, but they should never dry out completely. Fertilizer should be reduced if water is reduced.
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