Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo is a hybrid whose parents are Cycnoches cooperi x Mormodes revolutum and is quite large and sprawling, during the rest period it drops all its leaves.
Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo is a hybrid whose parents are Cycnoches cooperi x Mormodes revolutum. This hybrid comes from excellent breeding with traditions - Micheal Vacherot ( France) in 2003. Each hybrid he crosses receives the Miva, the first two letters of the first and last name. Piel de sapo means toad skin because of the spotted flowers.
IDENTIFY CYNODES MIVA PIEL DE SAPO ORCHID PLANT
Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo is quite large and sprawling, during the rest period it drops all its leaves. The pseudobulbs have 5-7-leaf, elongated, grow very close to each other, reach a height of 10-12 cm, and about 2.5 cm in width. The leaves are medium green in color, with pronounced veins, 33-35 cm in length and 4 cm wide. Peduncles short, dangling, appear from the sinuses of the lowermost leaves, as a rule, at the time of flowering, these leaves are already dried. One peduncle has up to 5 flowers.
This hybrid blooms from October to the end of January. The flowers lasts about 10-14 days and are from light to medium brown shade, densely covered with darker spots, about 7.5-8 cm in diameter. Flowers can be both female and male and has a pleasant, distinct, quite specific aroma. They differ from each other in lip structure. Upper sepal is arcuate, curved forward, about 3, 2-3.5 cm long and 0.8 cm wide, with a pointed tip. The lateral sepals are wider, strongly curved in the middle, about 3.5 cm long and 1.4 cm wide. Petals lanceolate, 3 cm long and 1.7 cm wide. Single lip, very strongly pushed forward and curved upward, its front part is wide, with a pointed tip, drawn down to the sides. The column is long, arcuate, about 2.3 cm in length.
CYNODES MIVA PIEL DE SAPO 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:
Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo loves bright sunlight and is able to calmly endure the direct morning and evening sun, however, on a hot summer afternoon (especially on the windows of the southern orientation), the orchid must be protected from direct sunlight: near the window) or in the shade of other plants, otherwise the plant may get sunburn. Bright sunlight is one of the main prerequisites for flowering of this hybrid, and if the sunlight is insufficient, then the orchid will simply not bloom, because pseudobulbs grow underdeveloped, i.e. incapable of flowering.
This hybrid belongs to the moderately warm temperature regime. During the whole year it is recommended to keep the orchid under the following conditions: day temperature at 20-28 ° C; night at 15-18 ° C. For successful cultivation at home, it is necessary that the night temperature of the content should always be 2-3 ° C lower than the daily temperature.
Humidity:
For normal growth and development, the plant need the humidity of 60-70%. Too dry air adversely affects the growth and development of the plant and its growth is inhibited, and the tips of the leaves begin to dry out. The higher the temperature, the higher the humidity should be, and the higher the humidity, the more often and longer it is necessary to ventilate the room where orchids are contained, otherwise the probability of rotting and leaves of various fungal diseases.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo is grown mainly in pots or hanging lattice baskets. A mixture of bark of coniferous trees with sphagnum moss and Osmund fern is best suited as a substrate. At the bottom of the pot is strongly recommended to lay a small layer of drainage (2-3 cm). It is best to use cork bark for this purpose.
This orchid does not like frequent transplants, therefore, it is recommended to replant no more than once every 3-4 years, when the plant grows very strongly or the substrate loses its air permeability. The best time to transplant is when new shoots begin to build up their own roots.
Watering:
During the period of growth, Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo needs frequent and abundant watering. Excess water during irrigation should flow freely from the pot, since stagnation of water both inside the pot and in its pan can very quickly lead to rotting of the roots and the lower part of the plant. The substrate between waterings should dry well.
During the period of new growth fertilize this hybrid once a week in the usual concentration of fertilizer indicated on the package. At the beginning of plant development, it is desirable to use fertilizers with a high nitrogen content (but not higher than 14%), and closer to autumn - fertilizers with a high phosphorus content.
Rest period:
For normal growth and development Cycnodes Miva Piel de Sapo needs an annual rest period, which falls on the period immediately after flowering and is expressed in the fact that the plant is completely dry and not fertilized. Watering in this period is possible only if its pseudobulbs begin to shrink very much. With the beginning of the growth of new roots, you can begin to slightly spray the surface of the substrate, and with the advent of new sprouts, the dormant period ends and watering of the orchid is resumed in the usual volume.
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