This little wonderful orchid comes from the international exhibition of orchids in Esslingen I visited last September. It was my first purchase from Orchideen Lucke together with a young phalaenopsis lueddemanniana.
What caught my attention was the flower color, it´s orange with golden reflexes, glittering!
I read some information on the net about Ceratostylis rubra and I also asked the seller to be sure. Temperature and humidity in my mini orchidarium seem to be good for this plant, so here it is!
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| Ceratostylis rubra, orchid species, potted in sphagnum moss, in the mini orchid tank (picture of 5 April 2013) |
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| Ceratostylis rubra, orchid species, detail of new sprout and bud (picture of 27 November 2012) |
Ceratostylis rubra, orchid species,
detail of new sprout and bud
(picture of 27 November 2012)
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This orchid does not like to stay with too dry roots, so I try to water it as soon as the sphagnum in the pot becomes hard, a sign that the humidity inside is low. I usually use a sprayer filled with water by Reverse Osmosis and only every 10-15 days I add a mild dose of fertilizer (about one-tenth of the dose recommended on the label).
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Ceratostylis rubra, orchid species, detail of new sprout
(picture of 27 November 2012)
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Along with the new leaf is also growing a bud for the next flowering, do not know yet if it will flower or not, but I hope so! Meanwhile, the growth did not stop and another leaf and a new bud are starting to come out.
The basal keiki is in a good health and is growing rather quickly but has not reached the flowering size yet, it hasn´t the typical coverage "retisquama" and has not yet developed buds.
This orchid is giving me a lot of satisfaction, I hope to post soon some pictures of flowers !!!
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| Ceratostylis rubra, orchid species, potted in sphagnum moss, in the mini orchid tank (picture of 7 May 2013) |
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