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Trisetella Hoeijeri

Trisetella Hoeijeri

Family Orchidaceae

Trisetella hoeijeri is native to Ecuador. In particular it is located in the province of Morona-Santiago, where it grows as an epiphyte in the humid and fresh mountain forests at an altitude of 1800 meters. It is a mini-miniature sized, densly caespitose, epiphytic, cool growing species with erect ramicauls that are enveloped basally by 2 to 3 loose, ribbed, tubular sheaths and up to 3 cm long leaves. Hoeijer's Trisetella blooms on an erect, 3.75 cm long, very slender, smooth, congested raceme arising from low on the ramicaul that has a succession of solitary flowers held well above the leaves and occuring at any time of the year. The flowers are 3.5 cm in diameter. Temperature: It is an intermediate-cold thermal requirements species. Recommended daytime temperatures are 20-22 ° C, while nighttime temperatures should be 11-13 ° C. Humidity: If Hoeijer's Trisetella is cultivated in pots, it also adapts to 65-70%. If instead it is placed on a raft, it needs 80-85%. Substrate, growing media and repotting: Trisetella hoeijeri can grow it both in pot (as a substrate we use sphagnum together with perlite in the proportion 1: 1), or on a raft. This species needs to have its roots immersed in the moss, so it is very suitable to cover the raft with live musk. Otherwise you put the coarse fiber sphagnum both under and over the roots. Watering: It is water abundantly and regularly throughout the year. The substrate should never become completely dry, because this would lead to very fast decay of the plant. The best practice is to keep the substrate always uniformly moist. Copyright: Travaldo's Blogspot (description and primary picture)