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Aeranthes carnosa

Aeranthes carnosa is an epiphytic orchid from the east coast of Madagascar, grown for its fleshy leaves and white flowers. It needs bright, humid conditions and a loose, airy mount or pot.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium is nearly dry, and mist or water lightly between waterings; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Loose epiphytic orchid mix of bark, perlite and charcoal, or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NE. Madagascar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Aeranthes carnosa is a species of orchid native to the east coast of Madagascar.

Other Aeranthes plants

Aeranthes adenopoda · Aeranthes aemula · Aeranthes albidiflora · Aeranthes antennophora · Aeranthes arachnites · Aeranthes ecalcarata · Aeranthes grandiflora · Aeranthes ramosa · Aeranthes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aeranthes carnosa 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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