Cross: (Blc. Tassie Barbero x Blc. Toshie Aoki)
Intro:
This is a descendant of the famous Blc.Toshie Aoki . This plant has large well-shaped flowers colored in bright yellow with a deep scarlet lip. The flowers are fragrant smelling of lemon or citrus. This plant flowers twice per year, once near the summer solstice and then again in fall.
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Light:
Medium light from 2500 to 5,000 foot candles being ideal. A south window is required in the dead of winter for those in the northern hemisphere. East Windows are ideal during summer or out door culture with dappled sunlight being best.
P.L. Lights systems are a great way to provide artificial light to your orchids. See our P.L. Lights page for more information on this great product we offer.
Temperature:
This plant prefers intermediate to warm temps with winter lows being no colder than 60 degrees Fahrenheit and days being 70 to 75. Summer temps can be several degrees warmer.
Humidity:
This plant likes a relative humidity of 35 percent or higher.
The use of humidity trays or room humidifiers is beneficial.
We offer two products that can help increase humidity levels. The humidity tray offered in black or white, and the Mist Maker.
Water:
Water as the mix just dries out about once per week in winter and in the heat of summer you may find that watering is needed twice per week especially if the plants are out of doors. Use rain, distilled or reverse osmosis for best results or well/municipal watert that has a PH of 8 or lower with lower mineral content.
Overwatering can cause several problems such as root rot and infectious bacteria/fungus in the potting medium. One product we offer that can help these problems if caught at an early stage is Phyton 27 bactericide and fungicide.
Fertilizer:
Use Green Jungle Orchid Food, especially formulated to work with rain, distilled, reverse osmosis water or water low in alkalinity. Fertilize with Green Jungle every time you water if plants are planted in bark. Be sure to flush the mix with clear water only once per month to prevent fertilizer salt build up. For plants in moss or mounted on slabs feed every third or 4th watering as the moss holds a lot of nutrients Or use
GrowMore 20-10-20 Ureafree for municipal or well water. Use at the rate of ½ teaspoon per gallon. If using GrowMore with rain, distilled, or reverse osmosis water, add back in 5 - 10% municipal or well water to supply the necessary calcium and magnesium. Fertilize every other watering in the summer and every third watering in the winter.
Another fertilizer offered is: GrowMore 6-30-30 (Cymbidium and bloom boosting formula).
Flowering:
This plant produces large 6” plus flowers in early summer and then again in fall. The flowers last about 4-6 weeks and after being open a few days develop the scent of citrus or sweet lemon. The colors are a deep bright yellow with a very bright scarlet velvety lip. This plant is more compact in habit with nice upright leaves that don’t flop down to the horizontal and wont get as large as some Cattleya hybrids
Repotting:
Repot after flowering in summer with a medium grade bark mix utilizing either plastic or clay pots. Allow room to the front of the plant for at least a year or twos worth of growth. This plant can be divided once there are at least 6 or more growths leaving at least 3 growths per division. Keep dry after repotting for the first 10 days to allow any cracked roots to heal and seal up before applying water. Tis wil prevent root rot.
We offer several different types of potting medium. Here are direct links to what we believe to be some of the best potting mediums available for orchids: Orchids Limited bark mix, New Zealand sphagnum moss, coco husk, coco peat, sponge rock,charcoal, tree fern fiber, and cork slabs for epiphytic plants.
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