WATERING ANGULOA??

[betoguerrero]

The anguloas drop all the leaves before bloom....
In this moment is good to watering the plant with the same periodicity???

[entropy82]

NO answers? I'm in the same boat as you buddy!

[isurus79]

While Ive never grown Anguloa, Ive never met an orchid that needed water when it wasnt growing! My guess (and this is only a guess!) is that if you see significant shriveling of the bulbs then you should add water. If no shriveling, no extra water is needed!

[stitz]

Henry Oakeley writes in his new book, Lycaste, Ida and Anguloa:

"....Anguloas are primarily terrestrial, and grow in leaf litter and other forest detritus. I have seen them growing well in ordinary dark loamy garden soil in Venezuela as pot plants. I grow them in a 50/50 mix of Perlite and chopped sphagnum moss, keeping them wet throughout the growing season and dry after the bulbs have formed completely. Watering is resumed when the buds and new growths appear, after a few months' rest."

--Stitz--

[stitz]

My guess (and this is only a guess!) is that if you see significant shriveling of the bulbs then you should add water.

Steve, I don't think that this should be an automatic response. Some Lycaste species' pseudobulbs will shrivel dramatically during the "dry season".

Poorly timed watering might interrupt a routine dormant period sending the plant into premature growth before the climate provides timely support.

--Stitz--

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by stitz

Steve, I don't think that this should be an automatic response. Some Lycaste species' pseudobulbs will shrivel dramatically during the "dry season".

Poorly timed watering might interrupt a routine dormant period sending the plant into premature growth before the climate provides timely support.

--Stitz--

Thanks for the advice! Ive got several Lycastes that are dormant right now. My macrophylla tends to shrivel the most, should I not water it and let the bulbs "pancake?" Thanks for any help Stitz, and I appologize to Beto for the thread highjack!!

[stitz]

Steve, I have only grown Lyc macrophylla in my collection for about two years. I will only add what I've learned from others.

I have learned that macrophylla should NOT be treated severely. Oakeley wrote recently, "Plants which are not deciduous should not 'be allowed to become quite dry', but will require less water than when growing actively."

--Stitz--

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by stitz

Steve, I have only grown Lyc macrophylla in my collection for about two years. I will only add what I've learned from others.

I have learned that macrophylla should NOT be treated severely. Oakeley wrote recently, "Plants which are not deciduous should not 'be allowed to become quite dry', but will require less water than when growing actively."

--Stitz--

Ok, wheew! This is the one that I have been hesitant to let shrivel more than even a little. Thanks!

[betoguerrero]

Thanks folks... Ive been watering my anguloas with the same periodicity and i have new grows and spikes... in the next month i ll send you the pictures of my beauty anguloa virginalis and uniflora...

[stitz]

I'll be looking for these fotos! I have Anguloa clowesii and also A. virginalis. I also have two complex hybrids with A. clowesii in the pedigree.

--Stitz--