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Aerangis articulata

Aerangis articulata
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 4.0

Aerangis articulata is an epiphytic orchid from Madagascar and the Comoros that grows on tree branches in humid forest. It needs bright shade, good air movement and a mount or open basket rather than dense potting media.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water thoroughly when the roots and medium begin to dry, and keep them moist but never soggy.
Soil
Open epiphyte mix of bark or sphagnum, or mounted on cork or tree fern.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
N. & E. Madagascar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aerangis articulata is a species of epiphytic orchid. It is native to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.

Other Aerangis plants

Aerangis biloba · Aerangis citrata · Aerangis ellisii · The Magnificent Aerangis · Aerangis flexuosa · Aerangis gracillima · Aerangis jacksonii · Aerangis luteoalba · Aerangis modesta · Aerangis ugandensis · Moustache Orchids

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aerangis articulata 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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