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Broughtonia sanguinea
Blood red broughtonia is a small epiphytic orchid from Jamaica, grown for its clusters of bright red flowers that appear more than once a year. It is usually mounted on tree fern or cork and needs bright light, dry spells between waterings and good air movement.
Broughtonia sanguinea, also known as blood red broughtonia is a plant in the genus Broughtonia, a member of the family Orchidaceae. It was named in 1813 by its first describer, Robert Brown, for 18th century English botanist Arthur Broughton.
This plant can grow from 0.9–1.2 m (3–4 ft) from a 430-watt son agro bulb. Plants should be mounted on treefern or cork and prefer dry outs between waterings. It is best to use distilled water. Overwatering can cause several problems such as root rot and infectious bacteria/fungus in the potting medium. Provide high humidity and good air circulation. This plant does best under fluorescent or sodium lights for artificial light culture. This plant as well as its hybrids are susceptible to pesticides, and they can stop growing and defoliate rapidly. Allowing the plant to grow again is difficult, and they may sit around for about a year or two before doing anything, if they do not die first from gradual dehydration. This plant blooms when young and often will flower in a 50 mm (2 in) pot.
Broughtonia sanguinea are found in Jamaica from 0 to 800 meters.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Broughtonia sanguinea 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.
