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Bifrenaria steyermarkii

Bifrenaria steyermarkii
Photo: Marcos Antonio Campacci, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bifrenaria steyermarkii is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from wet tropical forests of northern South America. Grow it mounted or in a fast-draining orchid mix with bright light, regular watering while growing, and a drier rest period after growth matures.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while new growths are active, then reduce once pseudobulbs are mature and allow the mix to dry between waterings.
Soil
Chunky epiphytic orchid bark mix or mounted on cork or tree fern.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Venezuela to Guyana and Brazil (Roraima)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Bifrenaria steyermarkii is a species of orchid. A 2004 taxonomic study suggested it could be in a monotypic genus, or part of Xylobium.

Other Bifrenaria plants

Bifrenaria atropurpurea · Bifrenaria aureofulva · Bifrenaria calcarata · Bifrenaria charlesworthii · Bifrenaria clavigera · Bifrenaria grandis · Orchid · Bifrenaria inodora · Bifrenaria leucorhoda · Bifrenaria longicornis · Bifrenaria mellicolor · Bifrenaria racemosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bifrenaria steyermarkii 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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