CATTLEYA Orchid Care

CATTLEYA (cat-LAY-a) - Cattleyas have earned the reputation as the "Queen of Orchids" and are known to the public as the ultimate in floral corsages. While some naturally occurring species are offered by growers, the most popular plants are man-made hybrids derived from combining Cattleyas with some of their close relatives to produce a wide range of colors, sizes and forms.

Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and was the first to bloom a specimen of Cattleya labiata. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Cattleya

Rank: Genus

Higher classification: Orchidaceae

Lower classifications: Cattleya schofieldiana, Cattleya nobilior, More

Temperature: The ideal day temperature is 75-85 degrees F., while the ideal night temperature is 60-65 degrees F. Occasional temperature extremes are tolerated if exposure is not prolonged.

Light: Cattleyas and their relatives require a good amount of light. They enjoy full sun in the morning, but will require shading from about 11am-3pm; less shading will be necessary in the late afternoon. Their leaves should be a light green color, and a darker green color indicates too little sun.

Water: Basically, cattleyas grow best when their potting medium becomes dry in between waterings. These plants are epiphytes in nature, (i.e. growing on top of trees) and are used to drying out between the rains of their natural habitat.

Repot: Cattleyas should not be repotted unless the plant have outgrown the pot (every 2 or 3 years) or when the potting medium begins to deteriorate. Or when the mixture become sour, does not drain rapidly and is invaded by snow mold or shows green mold on the surface. A coarse medium such as medium-grade Fir-bark, or coarse-grade Fir-bark will work well.

Feeding: High-nitrogen fertilizers (25-9-9) can be used year-round at one teaspoon per gallon of water. Feed once a month.
Cutting Dead Flower Spike: When the last flower drops, cut your flower spike all the way down the stem. Apply a pinch of cinnamon powder or melted candle to seal the wound. Continue caring for it and wait for a possible rebloom.

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The winter wilderness of Manitoba is one of the most pristine and unexplored areas left on the planet. During the day, you’ll be taken on a walking safari through the wilderness in search of polar bears and their cubs playing in the snow. By night, the Northern Lights will do thier best to top even that experience. This trip is an episode of Frozen Planet made flesh.
  

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Best for arduous adventurers

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Why Mosquitoes Like to Fly in Your Ear?

First reason: Mosquitoes love the aroma that comes out of the sweat glands around the head. So basically instead of the ear, but the head gan. In the head, there is the sweat glands when to sweat, be held back by the hair. Well, the smell of sweat that was the preferred hair restrained by a mosquito.One of the easiest examples that can be applied in practice are as follows: Try it agan not shower in the afternoon, then agan find a collection of mosquitoes, mosquito collection will surely milling around the head agan. It is rare to find if that had just had your hair shampooed. Or if still need proof, try asking on the bald friend agan. Surely they rarely complain of mosquitoes flying near his ear, Because they have no hair, so the smell of sweat from the skin of his head not kecium mosquito ama ..

The second reason: In the human body, the ear is the part that has a temperature close to the body's core temperature. This means that the temperature in the ear is the most constant, and higher than any body part. The reason is the tympanic membrane is only 3.8 cm from the hypothalamus and blood on internadan external carotid artery, the blood vessels supplying the hypothalamus and the tympanic membrane.Mosquitoes detect heat. And when approaching the area around the head, he was very interested in the heat in the ear. That's why they like ngider-ngider around the ears.The third reason: Actually, mosquitoes are not only close to the ear. But also other parts such as arms and legs. Anyway part of the body exposed (not covered clothing). But in reality, we do not care as they approach the legs or arms, we are only disturbed if they've been around the ear because the sound is very annoying. So according to us, mosquitoes just love aja ngider ear. Though he also likes ngider in arms and legs. what bs guns because we foot the mosquito sound listen to ya hehehe,,, so surely ..Fourth reason: So it was like a human, mosquito also requires tranquility. Especially quiet while eating food. Imagine if we no longer eat, we certainly do not want the hassle.Well, who do almost the same mosquito. They swirled around the ears to make sure that we had been sleeping soundly gan. Let them could eat freely of our blood. n mosquitoes invade if the heat which is usually in the region, it is rarely a mosquito hanging around in the cold .. I think if ya, if mosquitoes could thinkers like point number four, he'll be able thinkers gini, "if human beings in cold definitely trousers he wore a jacket n, n which would have further complicated if not nyedot his blood, so would prefer living nyari ( blood) in a hot area aja deh, people in hot pants n pake singlet all "