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Calanthe tricarinata

Calanthe tricarinata
Photo: M.S. del., J.N.Fitch lith., Public domain

Calanthe tricarinata is a terrestrial, pseudobulbous orchid from the Himalaya, southern China and East Asia that grows in shaded woodland soil. It needs cool, humid, shaded conditions and a moist but freely draining soil to flower well.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during active growth and water less in winter when the plant is dormant.
Soil
Humus-rich, free-draining terrestrial mix, such as leaf mould with bark and perlite.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates light frost in its native range but protect below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
N. Pakistan to Temp. E. Asia
Climate
temperate

About

Calanthe tricarinata is a species of orchid native to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, China (Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tibet, Yunnan), Northeastern India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Kashmir, Myanmar and Thailand.

Other Calanthe plants

Calanthe cardioglossa · Calanthe delavayi · Calanthe densiflora · Common Calanthe · Calanthe fargesii · Calanthe henryi · Calanthe hirsuta · Calanthe odora · Calanthe plantaginea · Calanthe pulchra · Calanthe rubens · Halla Striata Calanthe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calanthe tricarinata 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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