Platystele gyroglossa
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| Habit | orchid
| |
|---|---|---|
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | Colombia, Ecuador |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring, early winter, mid winter, late winter |
| Exposure: | ☼ | part-sun |
|---|---|---|
| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| Flower features: | ❀ | purple, multicolored, pink, white |
Platystele gyroglossa is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Platystele. Plant blooms from winter to spring with many successive flowers.
Plants are found growing in guava plantations in southern Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1300 to 1800 meters
Cultivation
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to warm conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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References
- [1] Orchid wiki information used.
External links
- w:Platystele gyroglossa. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Platystele gyroglossa QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
