Angulocaste Rosemary
Angulo's hybrid beautiful orchid, Tulip orchid
Also known as x Angulocaste 'Rosemary'
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.9m
- Position
- Part shade
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Flowers
- Winter, Spring
Availability
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About this plant
Fragrant, beautiful peachy pink blooms with three broad, incurved rear petals and further petals round the forward pointing, indeed somewhat pouting, lip. The tongue is mottled with orange red and white shades. This flowers during spring an summer. It is an epiphyte but can be grown in a pot with orchid compost. It should be fed during the growing period and the roots should not be allowed to dry out whilst the plant is in growth. Give this a partly shaded site. This is far from frost hardy and should be grown in the house or the conservatory. For the botanically minded this is a hybrid between Anguloa and Lycaste orchids.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Red
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, fragrant
- Shape
- Column
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.9m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Winter, Spring
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Indoors, Conservatory
- Sun or shade
- Likes part shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Heated greenhouse 5C & above (RHS H1c)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Indoor light
- semi shade
- Indoor temperature
- 8C minimum temperature
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Winter · Indoors
Water to keep the soil moist
Water regularly when plant is in growth, and don't allow the compost to completely dry out as the plant suffers if its roots become dry. Do not stand the plant in water.
Summer
Summer-Autumn · Indoors
Feed with orchid feed
Use a standard orchid feed regularly at every third watering during summer, applying it as directed on the packet.
For specialist feeding, you can buy a group of orchid feeds. Apply a high nitrogen feed in spring as the plant is coming into growth, a balanced feed during growth, and a high potash feed in autumn.
Planting & general
Indoor temperature · Planting
8C minimum temperature
This plant requires a minimum temperature of 8 Centigrade.
Indoor plant · Planting
Position in moderate light / some shade
This plant is happiest in a position with part or light shade, near a sunless window or some distance away from a sunny or bright window. It should not be exposed to full sunlight.
Compost · Planting
Orchid compost for repotting
Use orchid compost designed for plants that are terrestrial, i.e. they grow in earth.
You can create your own using a mixture that includes equal measures of a coarse peat and grit with ten percent perliite and charcoal. Opinions vary on 'recipes' and if your interest develops, you can research the views of specialist growers.