A look at Anguloa Uniflora - Orchid Board

Cach26 · #1 Yesterday, 07:42 PM

Hello everyone, happy Growing
I have some Angulos plants, and as far as I understand it is not a very common genus and difficult to find in other parts of the world. I want to take a look at the growth of each of them to show you what they are like, as far as my dialect and Google Translate allow me.

Anguloa Uniflora is a small plant, if we compare it to other plants of the genus, such as Clowesii, according to what I have studied, it prefers slightly drier and warmer climates. During its dormancy I did not water it much, only when the pseudobulbs wrinkled quite a bit.

That means it sometimes goes 21 days without watering, I fertilize with osmocote, so in theory it doesn't get much either. As Dr Oakley mentioned in a recent article by Aos, it is the first to wake from dormancy of all the species, flowering in February approx.

The first photo is from December 29th 2024, you can see a large cone (bud) and small cones (flowers). As soon as I see that it is awakening from dormancy, I start to water as usual and fertilize, I also use Superthrive and Bascilus Subtilus every 15 days.

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The 2nd is at the end of January, at this point in the growth there is no hope of more flowers sprouting, if your angle has not developed a flower bud at this point, you will have to wait until next year.

This stage is very delicate for the buds, generally if there is poor management when adding tutors, or if water remains stagnant in the buds, they can abort and rot from one day to the next.

One way to tell if your anguloa is getting enough light is to watch how it grows, if it seems to lie flat, it needs more light, if it is erect and firm it is fine. Contrary to what I believed, Dr. Oakley mentions that anguloas need a LOT of light, of course they are not hot climate plants.

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In the Paramo del Zumbador, close to where the Clowesii in situ area is, it is very sunny, but it is also so high and cold that the wind calms the heat of the sun, something that does not happen in our houses D:

It is better to provide ventilation than to shade the crop. By the end of February, the flower buds are formed and have a lot of substance, are light green in colour and take shelter under the shade of the large leaves.

Watering is every other day, it is better to water more than not at all, a substrate like the one in the photo allows abundant watering and breathing for the roots

60% Small Pine (the size of rice grains)
20% Medium Pine
20% Carbon (the size of rice grains)

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Two days later the flower parts separate and take on a creamy yellow color, still fragranceless and immature.

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6 days later the flowers take on their characteristic light pink color and adopt that characteristic shape resembling a number 8.

Compared to a Clowesii flower it is small, of a different shape, long when seen from the side and plump from the front.

It's hard for me to write down the scents, but it was sweet and had a strong hint of mind and medicine, day and night. The flowers are thick and silky, like touching a microfiber cloth. The flowers of anguloas are very delicate and any contact leaves them with bruises.

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Cach26 · #2 Yesterday, 09:19 PM

In the following photos there are more details about the size of the flowers. They are the size of a common tinderwort. There is also a view of an open flower. Very difficult to open by the way, but it is very beautiful.

There is also the photo that details how much this plant has grown in 3 months, I hope it is helpful and if you have any questions I am at your service.