Tropicals & Tender Perennials: H. engleriana culture, 1 by propmaker

propmaker wrote:
Hola.
Like Hilary, I had no problem growing H engleriana in the UK where its cooler..it grew well and flowered well. I had trouble rooting a cutting here in the Canaries, but finally found someone selling a rooted plant. The 2 previous cuttings i had received were rather small and young, (I dont think they had a chance its so delicate) That previously rooted plant has taken well. It was at least 5 to 6 inches long when rooted. I too keep it probably a little wetter than some others but in the same mix. Basically Orchid medium and perlite...fingers crossed it gets thru a 3rd winter. Temperatures here dont vary that much thru the year, never too hot, never cold ( fresh yes at my altitude, but not cold ) my altitude is about 900ft, and we often are in cloud in the morning ( something I think akin to its native habitat) and then temperatures into the mid to high 20's. Its grown outside in a shade house..but in the UK it was grown indoors. Im not sure if in the UK its the amount of light during the year as well as the temperatures....A lot of Hoyas found to be difficult elsewhere seem to do well with the light levels there, Im not sure if it mimics their native sunlight hours?
H elliptica in my order from David Liddle was all yellow on arrival, and the leaves soon dropped and the stem didnt root. Strange as the leaves were quite thick, but thats life. The only one out of 28 cuttings from him that didnt survive.
H engleriana flowering at the moment. Very delicate with a lovely scent, like perfume, fingers crossed
Dominic

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