Phal. Guadalupe Pineda

Base Price: $50.00

Cross: (amboinensis 'Pisang Ambon' x bellina 'Whitey')

Intro:
Phal. Guadalupe Pineda is a recently remade hybrid of what was once known as Phal. Princess Kaiulani this cross involves the species Phal. bellina and ambonensis. This is an easy to grow primary hybrid that produces inch and a half to two-inch flowers that are highly fragrant smelling like old fashion spiced ribbon candy. The flowers are produced throughout the spring and summer months and the spikes can produce flowers into Oct. or November. The colors are in yellows, reds and oranges that appear in barred patterns on the flowers.

Light:
Low to medium light is best. East windows or even North windows in the summer are ideal. This plant can also be grown very easily under fluorescent lighting keeping the plant 18 to 24 inches from the bulbs or high-pressure sodium fixtures keeping the plant at least 4-5 feet away from a 400 watt HPS bulb.
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 day temps in the low 70’s (Fahrenheit) as a minimum and night temps in the mid to low 60’s. Summer temps can be several degrees warmer.

Humidity:
50% percent or higher is ideal. These plants will grow well with lower humidity provided they are grown in New Zealand sphagnum moss. 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 Moss approaches dryness but do not let the moss become bone dry when in spike or bloom. Use rain, distilled or reverse Osmosis water for best results. Municipal water with a PH of 7.5 or lower is also acceptable. Some US Cities that have good water for orchids include: San Francisco, New York, Portland Oregon, Seattle Washington, Denver, Minneapolis Minneota, Duluth Minnesota, Chicago IIlinois and other cities that derive their municipal water from granite reservoirs, the Great Lakes or reservoirs that have water that is low in alkalinity.
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:
We highly recommend using 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 begins its flower spikes in late winter and begins blooming in April or May. The flowers are long lasting and bloom sequentially. The yellow background color is overlaid with orange to reddish magenta barring and the lip is a nice violet-magenta. The flowers are very fragrant with a scent like old fashion ribbon candy, spicy yet sweet. The spikes can produce flowers throughout the summer and into fall. Do not cut off old flower spikes unless they are dried up and brown as they can continue blooming and branching for several years.

Repotting:
It is best to repot in the spring o fall months using New Zealand sphagnum moss. Simply remove the old moss, slightly wet the new moss and carefully wrap the roots in a way that minimizes cracking or damaging the roots. Any roots that have grown out above the moss can be moistened to make them pliable and gently forced inside the pot with new moss. Keep on the drier side for the first week or so to allow any damaged roots to heal and seal off preventing possible root rot. This plant can also be grown in the traditional bark or coco husk mixes as well.

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.