Orchid - Pescatorea cerina

Orchid - Pescatorea cerina

                                     
   ID#713
 
 

This species occurs from Costa Rica to Colombia. A epiphyte in very wet forest at elevations from 100 to 1,000 meters.

Cultivations should be under intermediate conditions and with abundant applications of water throughout the year.

HEIGHT X SPREAD: medium PLANT TYPE: Orchid -Evergreen GROWTH RATE: Moderate TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: filtered light, medium. WATER: abundant water throughout the year high humidity 60-70 % SOIL: Pot in Orchid bark mix
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: white /yellow. Fragrant. Summer. The flowers reach 4 cm. in diameter and have white sepals with petals. The lip is yellow and smooth with large, grooved callus at the base. The column is club-shaped, white and has a reddish anther FRUIT AND SEED: N/A, propagate by division. KEY FEATURES: genius lacks pseudobulbs, the foliaceous, distichous sheaths forming a fanlike plant; leaves narrow and lightly veined; the one flowered inflorescences from the axils of the leaf sheaths.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Mooring Hitch plant received in 2” pot. Re-potted in 4” plastic pot with bark mix. Keep in medium light and moist at all times year round. Jan. 8, 2014: (1) 2” aircone pot. Plant has suffered and lost most of the leaves. I still do not know exactly the conditions it likes but keep trying to find out. Too much water or too little?? DEAD
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May 2012

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Flower SAMPLE photo

January 2014