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Bolusiella

Bolusiella
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bolusiella is a genus of tiny African orchids (about 4 recognized species) that are usually only a few centimeters tall and grow monopodially, often on tree trunks and branches. They are rarely grown in cultivation, so care depends on the typical needs of small epiphytic orchids.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium is nearly dry; keep the roots moist but never soggy.
Soil
Mounted on bark or in fine bark with sphagnum moss.
Temperature
18–26 °C; protect below 13 °C.
How easy
Hard

About

Bolusiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 4 currently recognized species that are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and the Comoro Islands.

Bolusiella are often very small, no more than a few centimeters tall. They exhibit monopodial growth.

Other Bolusiella plants

Bolusiella iridifolia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bolusiella 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.

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