Restrepia mohrii is found in Ecuador and northern Peru. Its grow near the borders of Ecuador and Peru at elevations around 1400 to 1750 meters.
Restrepia mohrii also called as Mohr's Restrepia, is a species of the Restrepia genus. This species was described by Guido Jozef Braem in 1993 and was named in honor of Mr. H. Mohr of Wettenberg-WiBmar in recognition of his ardent work toward a clarification of the taxonomy of the genus.
IDENTIFY RESTREPIA MOHRII
Restrepia mohrii is found in Ecuador and northern Peru. Its grow near the borders of Ecuador and Peru at elevations around 1400 to 1750 meters above sea level. The plant is originated from the collection of an Ecuadorian Orchid Collector and was allegedly discovered on the Peruvian side of the Peru-Ecuador border area.
It is a miniature to small sized, warm growing epiphyte with erect, up to 6cm tall ramicauls enveloped basally by 5 to 8, thin, white, loose, oblique, compressed, somewhat imbricating, black spotted sheaths and carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, ovate, acute, round to cuneate base contorted into the twisted petiolate base leaf. The leaves are rough, colored red when grown under intense light, up to 4cm long. The papery leafy sheaths enfolding the stems are more or less maculated purple.
Mohr's Restrepia blooms in the spring, summer and fall on a slender, ascending, 3 to 4 cm long, successively single flowered inflorescence held in a fascicle and carrying a thin, tubular floral bract. The synsepalum is yellow, maculated reddish purple. The dorsal petal and the sepals are of yellow ground color, ornamented with red longitudinal stripes. The lip is red with some darker longitudinal stripes.
RESTREPIA MOHRII 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:
Restrepia mohrii needs a light level of 18000-25000 lux. The light should be somewhat filtered or diffused and the plants should not be exposed to direct sunlight during midday hours. This species grow well under artificial light.
Temperature:
Although they prefer the cold greenhouse, they are very tolerant of growing conditions. If the compost remains wet, they can withstand temperatures above 35 °C. There is simply a slowdown in growth and flowering when the temperatures are too high. Ideal temperatures are between 10 and 18 ° C at night and 18 to 26 ° C during the day.
Humidity:
Mohr's Restrepia needs a humidity level of greater than 60% for potted plants, close to 80% for mounted plants. 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 and growing media:
Restrepia mohrii can be grown in pots with a good draining substrate of pine bark and chopped sphagnum moss, to which we can add perlite, charcoal, polyurethane foam or polystyrene fragments in small quantities. The plants can also be grown in pure sphagnum moss, rock wool, mounted on cork, tree fern. When mounted, care should be taken to maintain good humidity.
Repot every 2 years, in late winter or early spring. These plants do not tolerate decomposed substrate and should be repotted as soon as the substrate begins to decompose or as they outgrow their pots. If we transplant when new roots begin to emerge, the plant will take root in the shortest possible time.
Under good growing conditions, the clumps of Restrepia double in size every year. We can then divide them by cutting the tuft. Many species also produce seedlings or keikis, that it is possible, when sufficiently developed, to separate from the mother plant. It is also possible to make leaf cuttings . It is then necessary to take a leaf that has already flowered, with part of its branch, and half-bury it in compost kept constantly moist (cover the pot with plastic food wrap). A few months later, small leaves appear. The result is a plant capable of flowering in 1 to 2 years.
Watering:
Mohr's Restrepia love humidity, their roots never have to dry out completely. In nature they have a continuous vegetative cycle, so we wet them regularly all year round to keep the substrate moist but we must avoid stagnation of water because they cause rot at the roots.
Watering is directly dependent on the temperature of the content, the higher it is, the more often it needs to be watered. Plants growing on blocks or with a bare root system, preferably watered daily in the morning, so that in the evening their roots can dry out relatively well. During the summer heat, additional spraying is possible. 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:
During the period of active growth, plants should be fertilized every week 1 / 4-1 / 2 of the recommended dose of fertilizer for orchids. Many growers prefer to use a balanced fertilizer all year round, but there are those who use a fertilizer with increased nitrogen content from spring to mid-summer and then, in late summer and fall, start using fertilizer with a higher phosphorus content.
Rest period:
The cultivation conditions should be maintained throughout the year. In winter, the amount of water can be reduced somewhat, especially if Restrepia mohrii are grown under the dark, short-day conditions that occur in temperate latitudes. However, they must never be allowed to dry completely. If plant watering is limited, fertilization should also be reduced.
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