Coelogyne usitana Orchid in bloom & Care tips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- Today we finally look at the Coelogyne usitana, one of my favorites lately, as we discuss how to care for this wonderful orchid species.
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Coelogyne usitana is a medium sized orchid, compared to other big Coelogynes, that is apparently found only on Mindanao Island in The Philippines. More info on its natural habitat here www.orchidspecies.com/coelusit...
It blooms sequentially on a pendant spike for more than a year and each flower usually opens after the previous one fades. The spike grows longer and longer as time goes by, forming a lond pendant inflorescence with time. Multiple new growths can bloom at the same time.
The flowers are medium sized, not fragrant and present a wonderful contrast of colors. The petals as sepals are buttery green and translucent, as the lip is a very rich, deep orange maroon. The shape can remind of an animal with horns.
This orchid takes intermediate to warm temperatures, but prefers the warm side. Humidity is not a big issue, over 40% is ideal, while water should be provided as the medium approaches dryness. In case of inorganic medium, it can be kept damp at all times, provided it is very airy. Light should be moderate to bright, the leaves can get damaged if the temperature is high and the sun directly heats the leaves.
The soft spots have to be the leaves, spider mites are very attracted to them as well.
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Was in search for culture and landed here. Very comprehensive video on the usitana!
Love this flower so unique !
I can't help it... I fall in love with the contrasting color of the labellum each time I see it!! Oh Coelogyne, such an underrated genus...
Congrats again on this blooming, next time it will be even better!!
Other than that, identical pattern of growing and flowering in the C. speciosa... Try it, super rewarding species! 😃
This is just gorgeous.
I admire you so much for your patience👍 - I'm still cultivating a patience to "orchid seedlings". I suppose I could commit to seedlings especially if I truly obsess about a particular orchid😊.
Thanks for this video, Dani. I love this species! I just purchased my first Coelogyne about a month ago. I got a C. lawrenceana, and it is in spike! Anyway, I'm really fascinated by the orchids in this genus now, and I just might end up with an usitana at some point:)
Beautiful flower! I actually bought a similar size Col ustiana this spring. I repotted it right away when receiving it because of soggy and decomposing very small bits of bark. In addition i found several centipedes ( i believe i identified it correct as Lithobius forficatus) which generally feeds on smaller prey. I could have left them in the root system to do their job but it kind of grosses me out having these crawling around in my window sills so they had to go in the trash together with the old bark mix. I repotted the plant in a same size pot with fresh bark mix and a few strands of sphagnum moss but plans to move it in a wider but lower pot to as this plant tend to grow very wide as it puts out new pseudobulbs. I still cannot see any active growth but the roots are now spreading in the fresh potting mix and the pseudobulbs are plump indicating good hydration. I guess i will have it bloom for me during next season.
I love its brownish maroon color lip. Quite exotic.
Yes the flower does look good pendant . And u are rich this plant can sequentially produce upto 40 or so flowers one after the other which means u will have it in bloom for nearly all round the year . I personally have a medium sized plant of it and it seqientially produced 17 flowers in just one spike. Good luck growing😙
love to it
I like the music used in this video...
Oh that's surprising hasha an orchid endemic to the Philippines
Darling plant, great presentation. Can you do an outdoor video? Danny, did you ever make a video on the painting of your pots? Keep up the fab work.
I just in love with this elegant orchid. Only one concern about the size. I am afraid it takes a lot of space
I got a coelogyne asperata seedling today. It’s my first one. My main problem is, my country (state) is in harsh drought and there’s a lot of bushfires so I’m collecting water as much as I can to try and water my plants. I’ve actually lost a few plants outside because of the heat and the drought.
I just bought one after seeing your video. The flower spike is browning. I think it could be the fertilizer. What is the fertilizer your're using?
Hi there! How's your usitana? How many blooms did you get from her?
What is the name of the bark for Coelogyne orchid?
Put a little more could for this plant