[OGD] RE: cuitlauzinia

[Jorge Melendez]

I have a dozen or so plants, also have seen lot of them in the wild. Some 
plants are indeed subjected to intense drying in spring, nevertheless the 
majority have morning moisture and ocasional rain in winter/spring. They 
grow with Oncidium reichenheimii, epidendrum parkinsonianum, etc. In 
cultivation some of them are reluctant to flower until strong leads are 
formed. Never have problems with bud blasting, but I  accept that my RH at 
that time of the year is below 40% (Mexico City). I water them two times a 
week in spring, but they usually dry by noon. Summer and autum they are 
exposed to rain. All are mounted.
Hope this helps
Jorge Melendez
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 2004 10:42:51 -0700
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Subject: [OGD] Re: Cuitlazinia pendula
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C. pendula in my backyard (coastal southern CA) gets regular watering all
year round and blooms dependably every year. Where I have seen it in
Mexico, there does seem to be a dryer season early in the year, say for 2-3
months before easter, but totally dry is not the case. The wild plants do
get somewhat dehydrated. However, while this may be something the plants
can tolerate, I see no reason to think it is what they prefer.
Peter S. Tobias
Encinitas, CA
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