Guarianthe aurantiaca syn Cattleya auratiaca

[Bud]

This orchid was recently moved to the group Guarianthe, commonly known as the Orange Cattleya. This is endemic to Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala; a zone that is very humid with abundant rainfall, therefore the plant does not like to be dry for long periods of time but will succomb to root rot if overwatered. These are small to medium plants, my plant reached 15 inches on its longest cane. I guess I got the tall form.
For culture and care, I give this plant intermediate to cool growing, yet this can also tolerate warmer temperatures with the aid of good air circulation. I give it bright shaded light during its growing period and dry winter rest with cool night temperatures to induce flowers; it can tolerate down to 50F at night….what I mean by ‘dry winter rest’ is reduced watering but do not completely deprive it with water ….(I water it twice a week in the summer but only once a week in winter) I have a humidifier with oscillating electric fan in the day and automatically shuts off at night….
Weekly weakly fertilizer added with seaweed mix and worm tea mix.