Notylia incurva
Also known as: The Incurved Notylia in the subfamily: Epidendroideae
General Information
The Incurved Notylia is a sympodial warm to hot growing epiphytic orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae.
Plant Description
Sympodial. Grows to 18cm. Each new growth has a single elliptic oblong shaped leaf that grows to 5-15cm long. Pseudobulbs grow to 1.5-3cm
Flowers
Numerous fragrant blossoms appear
Fragrance
The orchid is most fragrant during the daytime.
Substrate(s)
- Coarse
Care Notes
These orchids like to be kept on the dry side, but may need to be watered daily during warm weather, and prefer a well draining mix or also do well mounted, provided they can be watered regularly.
These are quite a forgiving orchid, there are no special requirements to get this orchid to flower, just good care and consistent conditions. Larger plants may be more fussy and can react poorly to change; a poorly timed repotting, a pest infection or an unusually hot day can set them back for a couple of years. However, even plants that have been treated poorly can thrive, and if they are set back they often recover much stronger then they would otherwise be.
Fragrant:- IsFragrant
Climate
Grows at low to high elevations. Rainfall ranges from 10mm to 109mm per day, heaviest in July and lightest in February. Humidity ranges from 73% to 83%, highest in November and lowest in March. Temperature ranges from 15C to 29C, highest in April (18C to 29C) and lowest in January (15C to 26C).
Fertiliser
Be sure to flush out excess fertiliser by running water through the media regularly 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,
