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Forest Bonnet Orchid

Andreettaea aristata

Forest Bonnet Orchid
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0

Andreettaea aristata is a tropical epiphytic orchid native to the Americas, from the Caribbean and Costa Rica to Bolivia and Brazil, that grows on tree branches rather than in soil. Its key to success is bright, humid conditions with a loose, airy mount or pot and careful watering.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the growing medium is nearly dry and let excess drain away; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Epiphytic orchid mix of bark, sphagnum or similar airy material, or mount on a piece of wood or cork.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Andreettaea aristata is a species of orchid. It is an epiphyte native the tropical Americas, ranging from the Caribbean and Costa Rica to Bolivia, northern Brazil, and southeastern Brazil.

Other Muscarella plants

Andreettaea cabellensis · Andreettaea catoxys · Andreettaea cestrochila · Andreettaea claviculata · Andreettaea perangusta · Andreettaea quinqueseta · Andreettaea samacensis · Andreettaea segregatifolia · Andreettaea tsubotae · Andreettaea zephyrina · Andreettaea furcatipetala

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Andreettaea aristata 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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