Species Requirements in one place

[ivayler]

Hello,

I read the forum and I notice comments regarding the requirements that specific phal species have. For example Bellina likes to be kept moist compared to the cornu-cervi who really likes a drying phase. I also read that Tetraspis and Pulchra doesn't like much light.

My request is to list all of the information that you have regarding the culture of every phal species here so it can be compact and useful. I spent hours searching for care culture for specific plant in threads, where there are only discussion about the blooms.

So please share your experience regarding light, warmth, humidity and water requirements of every of your phal species.

[jcec1]

Mine get all the same treatment no matter what species they are.

West facing window, kept at 20C (68F), watered at most once a week, kept in chunky bark, fertilized every two weeks.

I know there are certain species which do require specific conditions, but mine do just fine.

Including, bellina, violocea, tetraspis, speciosa, mannii, bastianii, venosa, sumatrana, japonica as well as other primary and novelty hybrids.

[AnonYMouse]

I had this thread bookmarked. You should do the same because this will be buried under new threads quickly.

John posted an informative post but Peter's post is probably closer to what you want:

Originally Posted by peterlin

Phalaenopsis species are quite diverse.

I like to divide them into 3 groups

Cool Dry Winter Group - C
braceana, hainanensis, honghenensis, finleyi (minus), stobartiana, taenialis, wilsonii, gibbosa, lobbii, and parishii

From NE India and East into Southern China Mountains
winter Temperature 45 F if leaves are kept dry at night
Most are small deciduous species do well mounted or in small pots

Moderate Winter Group - M

Larger Plants
amabilis, aphrodite, philippinensis, sanderiana, schilleriana, and stuartiana
Smaller Plants
celebensis, lindenii, equestris, pulchra, fasciata, lueddemanniana, hieroglyphica, bastianii, pallens, mariae, micholitzii, and reichenbachiana.

winter Temperature 50-60F
only moderate amounts of water but increased light
will tolerate periodic night time lows of 40-45F with leaves dry and roots slightly moist


Warm Winter Group - W

amboinensis, bellina, doweryensis, fimbriata, floresensis, gigantea, javanica, luteola, maculata, modesta, robinsonii, venosa, violacea, corningiana, inscriptiosinensis, speciosa, sumatrana, tetraspis, cochlearis, fuscata, kunstleri, viridis

winter Temperature 60-75F
extra moisture on the roots but not the leaves.
maybe kept cooler (45-55F) and less moist but they are more susceptible to significant bacterial infections and loss of roots, growth is halted, and reduced flowering.

Finally there is the smallest phalaenopsis species Phal appendiculata. This species came from Malaysia. It needs to be kept warm, and moist at all time. It's suited for indoor grower. Because it is small, it expires easily if condition is not ideal (too dry, too cold).

I don't know what references you already have. Are you familiar with IOSPE?
Or the Bakers?

[ivayler]

Thank you, this is helpful. I am familiar with the first site, but for some reason I can't reach Bakers.

[Ray]

Agreed. orchidculture.com appears to be defunct.

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The Baker cultural site sells the information sheets for each species. They have a few available for free so people can see what the others are like.

Edit, after seeing Ray's post: I can't reach it now, either. I was able to reach it about a week ago.

[AnonYMouse]

It hasn't been down long since I copied the URL from the address bar.

[fishmom]

I went there this morning. Hopefully just a temporary glitch.

I believe that Troy Myers has been managing this service. Maybe he is migrating it to his own website? Pointless to speculate at this moment though--I just hope it comes back quickly.

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orchidculture.com is working now.