Rodriguezia venusta

[Rosim_in_BR]

This small plant produces cascades of beautiful white flowers. It is native of our forests facing the Atlantic Ocean (southeast Brazil)

[cb977]

Mauro, I love this one! I added it to my wishlist last year but haven't had any luck in finding it. Hopefully, I'll be able to find one at the WOC

[shakkai]

Simply beautiful, Mauro! That would definitely be one for the wish list if it could grow a bit cooler! I hope you find one, Sue!!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by cb977

Mauro, I love this one! I added it to my wishlist last year but haven't had any luck in finding it. Hopefully, I'll be able to find one at the WOC

Hope you can find it, Susanne. It is adorable.

[cb977]

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by shakkai

Simply beautiful, Mauro! That would definitely be one for the wish list if it could grow a bit cooler! I hope you find one, Sue!!

Shakkai, it faces well our winters - night temps as down as 8 to 5º C - but it needs warm summers.

[Shirley]

Mauro, the Master

Very beautiful! I obtained one of these last April from Floralia. It was healthy when I got it but is definitely not doing well and I'm afraid I will lose it. Can you give me some hints on its culture, please? I have it in a plastic pot in a mix of fine bark, perlite, and charcoal. The leaves are pale in colour and gradually curling up as though they are dehydrated. Now that we're getting into winter here I'm watering it every five or six days. Do you think it should have a more open mix? Should it be kept moist all the time? Clay pot? Last year I lost a secunda that I was keeping in sphagnum so I thought I was keeping it too wet. Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks,

Shirley

[minicatt]

Very beautiful. The white flowers are stunning!
peter

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by Shirley

Mauro, the Master

Very beautiful! I obtained one of these last April from Floralia. It was healthy when I got it but is definitely not doing well and I'm afraid I will lose it. Can you give me some hints on its culture, please? I have it in a plastic pot in a mix of fine bark, perlite, and charcoal. The leaves are pale in colour and gradually curling up as though they are dehydrated. Now that we're getting into winter here I'm watering it every five or six days. Do you think it should have a more open mix? Should it be kept moist all the time? Clay pot? Last year I lost a secunda that I was keeping in sphagnum so I thought I was keeping it too wet. Any help would be very much appreciated. Many thanks,

Shirley

Shirlely, maybe plastic pot is not the best for this plant unless the medium allows good air circulation around the roots and fast drainage (coarse medium). In nature it grows on thin branches in very humid places with part of the roots in the air. Like all Oncidiinae of thin roots, it does not like wet and/or tight medium, although it likes frequent waterings. That's why the medium needs to dry fast. I grow one of mine in a shallow transparent plastic pot (the one in the picture above) filled with a coarse mix of coconut nuggets and shredded pinecone. The other, in the picture below, is grown more like it appears in nature, mounted on a thin piece of wood. This one I keep along with Vandas, so it receives water almost every day. Notice how the roots behave, part in the air, part attached to the wood. In this case, you need fertilize (once a week, at least, with weak solution) first and thoroughly water the plant fiften, twenty minutes later to avoid any salt build-up, especially on the root tips.
Hope this can help you decide what to do. If you need anything else, just let me know.

[shakkai]

Originally Posted by Rosim_in_BR

Shakkai, it faces well our winters - night temps as down as 8 to 5º C - but it needs warm summers.

I can keep temps above 10 with good light in the winter, but I don't think anyone would accuse our summers here of being warm! We might see the odd day above 25C (in the 80Fs) but those are really the exception.

Its a gorgeous little plant, though!