Cadetia taylorii

Cadetia taylorii
Authored by: Jon​

Description: Described in 1912 by Schlechter, it comes from North Queensland.

Culture:

Temps:
- Summer: 60-90f
- Winter: 50-80f

Light: Medium light

Humidity: 60-80%

Air circulation: Breeze

Growing location: Greenhouse

Growing medium: Mount - Cork

Growing medium notes: I tried growing it in a pot with sphag, but it didn't do well in my conditions. I tend to water a lot.

Water:
- Frequency: Daily
- Fertilizer & frequency: 1/4 strength MSU at every watering
- Dry rest: No.

Blooming season: Winter, Fall

Flower size: Flower is approx 1/2" laterally. It's a top a 1/4-1/2" spike.

Plant size: 1" leaves are at the end of each 3" growth.

Other firsthand observations: The plant really didn't like being potted in my GH. The Cork mount with a sphag pad seems to be ideal for me.

Other plants growing well nearby:
Ophidion spp
Monosepalum dischorense
Platystele ovatilabia
Pleurothallis anfracta
Dendrobium prenticei

Sources:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/

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