Isabelia virginalis

Isabelia virginalis
Authored by: Tom-DE​

Description: This small species is found in Brazil and Argentina, at low to mid alt.

Culture:

Temps:
- Summer: 65-90F
- Winter: 55-70F

Light: High light

Humidity: 60-80%

Air circulation: Breeze

Growing location: outside in the yard during the warmer months; inside under HID light during the colder months

Growing medium: Mount - Cork

Growing medium notes:

Water:
- Frequency: Daily watering during the warmer months; Every other day or two days during the winter months
- Fertilizer & frequency: My plant is fertilized 2 times per months while it is growing
- Dry rest: Yes. Keep the plant slightly drier in winter--I water mine every other day or every other two days.

Blooming season: Winter, Fall

Flower size: 0.5" wide

Plant size: small rambling plant--0.5" pseudobulbs, 2" leaf.

Other firsthand observations: Plant seems to be happier when the day time temperature is at the low 70s

Other plants growing well nearby:
Epigeneium triflorum
Schoenorchis juncifolia
Eria globifera
Maxillaria arbuscula

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