ANGULOA UNIFLORA : SWADDLED BABY

ABOUT

 Anguloa uniflora orchids hail from the Andes regions around Venezuela, Columbia, and Ecuador. Common colorful names for the plant include tulip orchid and swaddled babies orchid. In spite of the quaint names, the plants are actually named for Fransisco de Angulo, a collector who became so knowledgeable about the different species he often helped botanists classify specimens.

ANGULOA UNIFLORA CARE

— SOIL 

Use a mixture of bark and perlite, often with some charcoal or coarse peat.

Fertilize the plants every two weeks with a 30-10-10 in summer and 10-30-20 in winter.

— LIGHT

The flower blooms well in low light.

— WATER

Anguloa uniflora needs dry and wet region to blooms well, therefore waters every five to seven days in summer and slightly less in winter.

— TEMPERATURE

The proper temperatures are 50 degrees F. (10 C.) on winter nights and 65 degrees F. (18 C.) in summer evenings. Daytime temperatures should range no more than 80 degrees F. (26 C.) in summer and 65 degrees F. (18 C.) in winter.