Cadetia taylori is found in eastern Australia and New Guinea. It grows on trees and rocks in tropical rainforest, open forest and in mangrove swamps at sealevel up to 1400 meters.
Cadetia taylori also called as Taylor's Cadetia, The Smooth Burr Orchid, Bulbophyllum taylori, Cadetia uniflos, Dendrobium hispidum var. taylorii, Dendrobium taylori, Dendrobium uniflos, is a species of the genus Cadetia. This species was described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1912.
IDENTIFY CADETIA TAYLORI ORCHID PLANT
Cadetia taylori is found in eastern Australia and New Guinea. It grows on trees and rocks in tropical rainforest, open forest and in mangrove swamps at sea level up to 1400 meters.
Taylor's Cadetia is a hot to cool growing, miniature sized, densly tufted, epiphytic plant, with small, pencil-like, shallowly sulcate, about 1 3/4 inches long pseudobulbs subtended by a close sheathing bract and carrying 2, apical, oblong, suberect, emarginate, up to 3 inches long leaves.
The Smooth Burr Orchid blooms repeatedly in the spring through fall at the base of the leaf and the top of the pseudobulb with a small, short-lived, solitary flower, opening in succession over months. The flowers are white with a pair of antennae-like petals and a pale pink fuzzy lip.
CADETIA TAYLORI 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:
Temperature:
The average temperature of the summer day is 25-26 ° C, night 21 ° C, giving a daily difference of 4-6 ° C. In winter, the average day temperature is 27-30 ° C, night 16-17 ° C, giving a daily difference of 13 ° C.
Humidity:
For most of the year, The Smooth Burr Orchid need the humidity of almost 80%, but at the end of winter and at the beginning of spring it drops to around 60%. Too dry air has a negative effect on the development of the plant: its growth is inhibited, and the leaves begin to turn yellow and dry out. The higher 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 the plants are contained, otherwise the probability of rotting and various kinds of fungal diseases.
Substrate, growing media and repotting:
Cadetia taylori grows best in pots with staghorn peat as substrate (crocks and charcoal at the bottom ot the pot). After potting, keep the plant in a cool, shady place for a few days before placing it in its growing position. Do not overpot. Use the smallest pot that will accommodate your plant.
It does not need frequent repot, therefore, it is desirable to transplant only when it is really necessary, for example, in cases of strong salinization or compaction of the substrate, at its critically high or low pH (the norm is from 5.5 to 6.5) or when the plant grows very strongly and the pot becomes cramped to it (pseudobulbs begin to hang from the edges of the pot). Repotting is best done immediately after flowering when new roots and new growth begin to grow.
Watering:
The Smooth Burr Orchid will need heavy watering from the commencement of Summer until the first chill spell of Autumn, when watering should practically cease until the new shoots appear in Spring.
Watering is directly dependent on the temperature of the content, the higher it is, the more often it needs to be watered. 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.
Fertilizer:
It is recommended to use a 1/4-1/2 dose of orchid fertilizer weekly. You can use the balanced fertilizer throughout the year or from spring to mid-summer use high-nitrogen fertilizer, and then until the end of autumn high-phosphoric fertilizer to stimulate flowering.
Rest period:
Cadetia taylori need less water in the winter, especially if they grow under the conditions of a dark, short day that occurs at moderate latitudes. They should dry somewhat between waterings, but they should not be dry for a longer period. Frequent morning fogging and rare, economical watering should allow the plant to go through a dry period of rest, while providing it with sufficient humidity. Fertilization should be reduced or eliminated until new growths appear and a more abundant spring watering begins.
Do you remove the spent blooms?
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