Macodes Petola, jewel orchid species, ditails of leaf and vegetative shoot apex |
I came across this orchid by accident and it was love at first sight, its leaves are very dark green velvet and no pictures can make justice to the golden veins, it seems that an artist has painted with glitter, beautiful! The nice lady who sold it to me told me to keep it "more or less like a phalaenopsis," I was not familiar with the genus Macodes and I do not like the "more or less", so I trawled the depths of the web to find all the available informations, you can't find that much.
For sure it's a terrestrial orchid that loves the shade and always moist soil, relative humidity as high as possible, never standing water. The flowers are a minor detail, rather insignificant, the beauty of the plant are the leaves. Ok, I'll try, now I bought it, is also a young plant, who knows?
For sure it's a terrestrial orchid that loves the shade and always moist soil, relative humidity as high as possible, never standing water. The flowers are a minor detail, rather insignificant, the beauty of the plant are the leaves. Ok, I'll try, now I bought it, is also a young plant, who knows?
Macodes Petola, jewel orchid species, in a pot with bark and sphagnum moss, full plant view just after purchasing |
After 4 and a half months I have several new leaves and even a small shoot! Maybe in the fall I'll see these pleasant, although not very popular, flowers.
Macodes Petola, jewel orchid species, growth after 4 and 1/2 months |
Macodes Petola, jewel orchid species, growth of a new shoot |
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Macodes Petola - sheet on IOSPE
Grazie, questo appunto sulla Macodes Petola mi è stato molto di aiuto.
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