Sedirea japonica and winter

[jcec1]

I have one, but only got it this year. It has been growing along with my other phalaenopsis and I don't plan on treating it any differently to them in winter with a minimum temperature of 16C.

[estación seca]

A lot of plants grow in microclimates very different from what is recorded at nearby weather stations. Many orchid authors estimate temperatures plants experience because there are no nearby weather stations. Before risking plants at temperature extremes, I try to find out in what ecological niche they live, so I can make a more informed decision.

I've never grown Sedirea. I would try to find lots of weather information for areas where it is common, and also lots of habitat photos showing more than just a plant closeup.

[AnonYMouse]

I'm not starting a flame war, I also don't want people taking away incorrect data. The climate data from Hortus states, "temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1000 m / 3300 ft". There is no place on Okinawa Island with an elevation of 1000m.

I'll leave everyone to do their own due diligence. I'm done.

[Leo H.]

Sorry for bringing this back up, but I think there was some confusion on the natural range of the orchid. The graphic only shows that it occurs somewhere in Japan, not in the whole country. It is definetly not native in Sapporo or anywhere in Hokkaido for that matter.

But, does anybody know in which japanese prefectures this orchid grows? Maybe somebody could give me a hint to a document or something? I have been searching for a while but never found any

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Leo H.

Sorry for bringing this back up, but I think there was some confusion on the natural range of the orchid. The graphic only shows that it occurs somewhere in Japan, not in the whole country. It is definetly not native in Sapporo or anywhere in Hokkaido for that matter.

But, does anybody know in which japanese prefectures this orchid grows? Maybe somebody could give me a hint to a document or something? I have been searching for a while but never found any

I may be wrong, but I think that their range is sub tropical Japan, so mostly the Ryukyu Islands. So not on the mainland Japan, where you can find Neofinetia however.