Solenidium lunatum
Also known as: The Moon or Rodriguezia lindmanii Solenidium mattogrossense Leochilus mattogrossensis in the subfamily: Epidendroideae
Native to: Amazonas - Colombia Amazonas - Peru Departamento del Huila - Colombia Ecuador Loreto - Peru
General Information
The Moon is a small sympodial warm to hot growing epiphytic orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.
Plant Description
Sympodial. Grows to 11cm. Each new growth has a single erect elliptic, oblong shaped leaf that grows to 1.8-8cm long. Pseudobulbs grow to 1.5-3cm
Flowers
Numerous short lasting blossoms appear
Care Notes
These orchids have a fine root system that can quickly die back if left dry for too long, but also does not like to be kept wet, so water regularly but ensure that the mix is dry before watering.
Climate
Grows at low to high elevations. Rainfall ranges from 8mm to 249mm per day, heaviest in June and lightest in February. Temperature ranges from 16C to 33C, highest in February (22C to 33C) and lowest in January (16C to 30C).
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,