Cattleya warscewiczii

Also known as: San Juanes or Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. lunata Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. cegata Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. obscura Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. albescens Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. tipo Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. aquinii Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. cuasiconcolor Cattleya gigas h.v. amplissima Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. marmorata Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. oculata Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. orlata-semialba Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. concolor Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. coerulescens Cattleya warscewiczii h.v. amoena Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. semialba Cattleya gigas h.f. semialba Cattleya gigas h.f. alba Cattleya gigas var. sanderiana Cattleya gigas h.v. meulenaereana Cattleya labiata var. warscewiczii Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. rubra Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. flammea Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. coerulea-semialba Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. amesiana Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. coerulescens-semialba Cattleya imperialis Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. semi alba Cattleya sanderiana Cattleya gloriosa Cattleya warscewiczii h.v. imperialis Cattleya warscewiczii var. rochellensis Cattleya warscewiczii h.v. gigas Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. alba Cattleya warscewiczii var. lageriana Cattleya warscewiczii f. franconvillensis Epidendrum labiatum var. warscewiczii Cattleya warscewiczii var. franconvillensis Cattleya lindenii Cattleya warscewiczii f. rochellensis Cattleya gigas Cattleya warscewiczii h.v. sanderiana Cattleya warscewiczii h.f. coerulea Cattleya gigas var. burfordiensis Cattleya gigas var. imperialis Cattleya warscewiczii var. delicata Cattleya warscewiczii var. delicata-superba Cattleya warscewiczii h.v. Frau Melanie Beyrodt in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

General Information

San Juanes is a large sympodial warm to hot growing epiphytic orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae.

Plant Description

Sympodial. Grows to 30cm. Each new growth has a single leathery thick, oblong shaped leaf that grows to 20cm long. Pseudobulbs grow to 10cm

Flowers

Numerous fragrant blossoms appear during Winter

Fragrance

The orchid is fragrant.

Blooming Season

• Winter

Substrate(s)

• Coarse
• Medium
• Bark
• Charcoal
• Perlite

Care Notes

This orchid goes into a dormancy phase during winter, during this phase it is best not to provide water unless the plant is starting to look thirsty. The lack of water increases the chance of flowering in spring, and also reduces the likelihood of any rot forming. Do not resume watering until new growth has appeared and is growing strongly.

Often a period of intense growth occurs after dormancy. During this time the amount of light, water and fertiliser the plant receives will directly impact the amount of growth that occurs during this time, and in the case of seedlings, will reduce the time required to reach maturity.

It's recommended to heavily reduce the water amount at the middle to end of autumn to trigger dormancy. Leaves on older bulbs will begin to drop during this time while the newer bulbs continue to mature until terminal leaves appear at the tip of the pseudobulbs.

Repotting can be done any time of the year though it's best to do it in early spring when new growth is appearing as this also means new roots will appear to help the plant anchor into the new media and offset any damage to established roots during the repotting process.

 

Fragrant:

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Climate

Grows at low to high elevations. Rainfall ranges from 64mm to 196mm per day, heaviest in May and lightest in December. Humidity ranges from 69% to 77%, highest in October and lowest in January. Temperature ranges from 17C to 32C, highest in March (19C to 32C) and lowest in June (17C to 29C).

Watering

These orchids prefer a wet-dry cycle between waterings, they should be watered frequently but only when the moisture is approaching dryness, where the pot feels light and/or the media looks dry. Keep an eye on mounted orchids in warm weather as they may dehydrate quickly.

Keep moisture levels up during hot weather as the plant is prone to dehydration

Fertiliser

dormant-medium-demand-orchid Apply fertiliser regularly at half strength year round. Use a high Phosphorous fertiliser year round.

Potting

These plants are quite forgiving and will do well repotted ever 2-3 years. The mix should be coarse, well draining, and allow space for air to move and for roots to grow. 

Alternatively, these plants will also do well mounted to tree fern or cork slabs, or mounted to trees.

Best time for repotting or mounting the orchids is the end of winter when new growths start to appear. Avoid repotting during hot weather,

This plant does very well in baskets or suspended pots This plant does well mounted to Cork slabs.