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Acianthera octophrys

Acianthera octophrys
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista & Benedito Rocha Vidal, CC BY-SA 3.0

Acianthera octophrys is a small epiphytic orchid from south-eastern Brazil that grows on tree trunks and branches. Grow it as a mounted or basket plant in bright, humid conditions with good air movement and water that drains freely.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium starts to dry, keeping roots moist but never soggy.
Soil
Mounted on bark or in a fine orchid bark mix.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Acianthera octophrys is a species of orchid plant native to Brazil.

Other Acianthera plants

Acianthera aberrans · Acianthera aculeata · Acianthera adamantinensis · Acianthera aechme · Acianthera agathophylla · Acianthera alainii · Acianthera albopurpurea · Acianthera amaralii · Acianthera angustifolia · Acianthera angustisepala · Acianthera antennata · Acianthera aphthosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acianthera octophrys by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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