Rhyncattleanthe Burana Beauty or Potinara Burana Beauty is a cross between Rhyncattleanthe Netrasiri Starbright and Cattleya Netrasiri Beauty.
Rhyncattleanthe Burana Beauty also called as Potinara Burana Beauty, Thwaitesara Burana Beauty, is a hybrid in the genus Cattleya. This hybrid was registered by P.Buranaraktham in 1996 (RHS).
IDENTIFY RHYNCATTLEANTHE BURANA BEAUTY - POTINARA BURANA BEAUTY ORCHID PLANT
Rhyncattleanthe Burana Beauty is a cross between Rhyncattleanthe Netrasiri Starbright and Cattleya Netrasiri Beauty. The ancestors of this hybrid are: Rhyncattleanthe Netrasiri Starbright (Cattlianthe Kauai Starbright (Cattleya Flirtie (Cattleya forbesii x Cattleya crispata) x Cattlianthe Tickety Boo (Cattleya Mary Miller (Cattleya Pua Liilii (Cattleya loddigesii x Cattleya Triumphans (Cattleya dowiana x Cattleya rex)) x Cattleya Psyche (Cattleya cinnabarina x Cattleya coccinea)) x Guarianthe aurantiaca)) x Rhyncattleanthe Orange Nuggett (Rhyncholaelio-cattleya Manu Akaka (Cattleya Triumphans (Cattleya dowiana x Cattleya rex) x Rhyncholaelio-cattleya Yellow Hammer (Rhyncholaelio-cattleya Mrs. J. Leemann (Rhyncholaelia digbyana x Cattleya dowiana) x Cattleya Orange Blossom (Cattleya Elinor (Cattleya schroederae x Cattleya Coronet (Cattleya cinnabarina x Cattleya harpophylla)) x Cattleya Trimyra (Cattleya Myra (Cattleya trianae x Cattleya crispata) x Cattleya trianae)))) x Rhyncanthe daffodil (Rhyncholaelia glauca x Guarianthe aurantiaca))) and Cattleya Netrasiri Beauty (Cattleya Batalinii (Cattleya bicolor x Cattleya intermedia) x Cattleya Thospol Spot (Cattleya Bhimayothin (Cattleya Priscilla Ward (Cattleya granulosa x Cattleya forbesii) x Cattleya aclandiae) x Cattleya aclandiae)).
Potinara Burana Beauty is a sympodial epiphyte orchid consisting of double pseudobulb of spindle-shaped, growing a distance of not more than 1.5 cm to each other, reaching a length of up to 10 cm, and not more than 2.5 cm in width. The leaves are light green, measuring 7-10 cm long and 5 cm wide.
This Cattleya hybrid may bloom at any time of the year. One peduncle has from 2 to 7 flowers. The flowers are yellow to yellow-green with red strokes on the tepalias and a lip, about 7 cm in diameter. Sepalia elongate-lanceolate, with pointed tips, 4 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. Petals of ovoid shape, somewhat wavy along the edge, 3.5-4 cm long and 3 cm wide. The lip is triple, wavy, in the shape of a violin, 3.5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, its upper parts are rounded, almost completely covering the inside of the column, and the front part is round, red at the tip and slightly demarcated into two parts, the edge is cut with a fringe.
RHYNCATTLEANTHE BURANA BEAUTY - POTINARA BURANA BEAUTY 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:
Rhyncattleanthe Burana Beauty loves bright sunshine and is able to safely endure the direct morning and evening sun, however, on a hot summer afternoon, this orchid must be protected from direct sunlight: put behind a curtain or in the shade of other plants, otherwise the plant may get sunburn.
Temperature:
Potinara Burana Beauty belongs to the warm temperature conditions, and throughout the year the plants are recommended to be kept under the following temperature conditions: day temperature no higher than 33 ° C and night temperature at 14-18 ° C. For the successful cultivation of at home, it is necessary that the night temperatures should always be at least 4 ° C lower than the daily temperature.
Humidity:
Rhyncattleanthe Burana Beauty need the humidity of 35-60% during the day and 60-80% at night. In conditions of high humidity, it is necessary to regularly ventilate the room where the plants are kept, since damp, stale air is an ideal medium for mass reproduction of various types of fungal and bacterial diseases.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Potinara Burana Beauty is grown mainly in pots, less often in hanging lattice baskets or on blocks. This orchid does not have any special preferences in relation to the substrate and grows well in any commercial mixture based on the bark of coniferous trees, peat and sphagnum moss.
This orchid does not need frequent transplants, therefore, it is desirable to perform this procedure only when it is really necessary. For example, in cases of strong salinization or compaction of the substrate, its critically high or low (the normal is from 5.5 to 6.5) pH, or when the plant grows strongly and the old pot becomes cramped (pseudobulbs begin to hang from the sides of the pot). On average, adults plants are transplanted once every 3-4 years. The best time for transplanting is a period when new, young shoots reach a size of 5 cm and begin to grow their own roots.
Watering:
Watering this hybrid directly depends on the total temperature of the content, the higher it is, the more often it will need to be watered and vice versa. When watering, excess water 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. In other words, you only need to water this orchid when the substrate is completely dry.
Fertilizer:
During the period of new growth fertilize Rhyncattleanthe Burana Beauty for every third watering with 1/2 of the concentration of fertilizer indicated on the package. Their roots are quite sensitive to various kinds of potash, phosphorus, etc. salts contained in the fertilizer, and can deteriorate very quickly. The most sensitive place of the root is its tip, when exposed to too concentrated fertilizer, they turn black and dry out. In addition to the usual root dressing, it is also recommended to produce foliar, when the outer part of the plant is sprayed with very diluted fertilizer. It is best to feed the orchid, alternating between these two methods. At the beginning of the growing season (the emergence of new sprouts), it is recommended to use fertilizer with a high nitrogen content, and by the time new sprouts reach 1/2 of their normal size, fertilizer with a high phosphorus content.
Rest period:
To stimulate flowering, Potinara Burana Beauty needs a short rest period (sometime not), which begins shortly before the maturation of new pseudobulbs, i.e. when new, young shoots begin to unfold both their leaves. From this time, this orchid is kept at a temperature not higher than 18 ° C (less often 20 ° C) during the day and around 16 ° C and less watered. It is necessary to make watering only when the substrate is completely dry for 3-4 days. With the appearance of peduncles (usually within 2-3 weeks), the rest period ends and the total temperature of the maintenance increases, and the watering of the orchid is resumed in the usual amount.
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