Prosthechea cochleata

How to grow Prosthechea cochleata growing and care:

Recommend temperature at day time 22C (71F) – 30C (85F) at night time 12C (55F) – 20C (68F), moist, change old soil, cork soil, bark or bark chip, transparent pot, pot in that will be fit (not too big) room temperature water, clean water (rain water), when change pot need to cut the dead root, need to cork before start to become compost and acid, recommend to use Styrofoam to give air for the root, drained soil, more than 50% humidity

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No, but really hard to start from seeds

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Need to change the pots and the roots grow once a year, better not to put it directly in big pot

Planting season:
All year (in places that the winter too cold and the summer to hot better to start in the spring)

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, spider mite

Pruning season:
After bloom

How to prune:
Old yellow leaves, after the bloom cut the stem

Size of the plant?
20-60 cm, 12-24 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Slow growing

Water requirement:
Small amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade (with a lot of light)

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Most of the year as long given the right temperatures and different between temperature night and the day

General information about the flower
Dancer to octopus shape flower like: octopus head with five arms, color red-purple to black “the head” and “the hands” green-yellow

Scientific name:

Prosthechea cochleata