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Brassavola cucullata
Also called Rat's Tail Orchid
Brassavola cucullata, the daddy longlegs orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with long, narrow, tubular leaves and fragrant white flowers with a fringed lip. It needs bright light, good airflow and fast-draining mounting or potting media, and it is usually grown in a warm, humid greenhouse or sheltered spot.
Brassavola cucullata, common name daddy long-legs orchid, is a species of orchid native to Mexico (from Sinaloa and San Luis Potosí south to Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula), Belize, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea).
Brassavola cucullatais the type species for the genus Brassavola, and the only member of B. sect. Brassavola. The diploid chromosome number of B. cucullata has been determined as 2n = 40.
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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.
