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Barbosella gardneri is a small epiphytic orchid from southeastern and southern Brazil, the type species of its genus. Grow it mounted or in a fine orchid mix, with bright light, good air movement and careful watering.
Barbosella gardneri is a species of orchid endemic to Brazil. It is the type species of its genus and was named for Brazilian botanist and director of the Botanic Gardens in Manaus and Rio de Janeiro, Joao Barbosa Rodrigues (1842-1909).
Barbosella australis · Barbosella cogniauxiana · Barbosella crassifolia · Barbosella dolichorhiza · Barbosella miersii · Barbosella
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Barbosella gardneri 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.
