Zygonisia Cynosure

[RosieC]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

How do you care for it? I am struggling with my only zygopetalum, it lost all its leaves and roots last summer and is trying to recover but growth is pretty slow. Virus tested negative so I guess it's just my crappy care.

I'm not a zygo expert but I think some of them can be very sensitive to water in the growths. Mine lost all leaves and growths soon after buying it because somewhere along the line before I got it water had got in and it rotted off.

Growth was very very slow from the one p-bulb that was left, but it got going again eventually. If yours has been badly knocked back don't be too concerned if progress is slow.

[orchidsarefun]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

Bright imagination is the hybrid name.

I looked up species composition in OrchidWiz. Unlike some others, this one should be fairly straight-forward to cultivate. Medium bark cut with long-fibered sphagnum moss ( 80/20 ). Underpotted. High light and water when bark dry-ish. No water on leaves unless early morning. Humidity around 50% plus. Maybe your temps are consistently too high ? I am experimenting at the moment with zygo triste and high temps. They are outdoors with temps regularly in the 90's ( though in 60-70s at night ) and seem to be OK. Consistently high temps are not good though.

[My Green Pets]

I have stubbornly put it outside again this summer where temps rise into the high 80s to mid 90s F daily. I have definitely noticed a decline but have tried to compensate with lots of water. I can't seem to get the roots to grow very long, they grow out just a little bit and then they stop.

[abhijit]

Very attractive.

[No-Pro-mwa]

That's very pretty. I just got a Tsubotaara that looks some what like yours however I like yours much better. I'm having total hell with it.