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Catasetum viridiflavum

Catasetum viridiflavum
Photo: Drawing:Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892), lithography: Joseph Swan, editor: Samuel Curtis, description: William Jackson Hoo, Public domain

Catasetum viridiflavum is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from wet tropical Central and northwestern South America, grown mainly by orchid collectors. The key to growing it is a distinct seasonal rest, with reduced watering after the leaves drop.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while in active growth, then keep nearly dry during the winter rest period.
Soil
Free-draining epiphytic mix of bark or sphagnum-type media.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Honduras, Panama to NW. Colombia, Peru
Climate
wet tropical

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Catasetum viridiflavum, the green-yellow catasetum, is a species of orchid.

Other Catasetum plants

Lustrous black Catasetum · Bearded Catasetum · Catasetum callosum · Nodding Catasetum · Catasetum cristatum · Catasetum deltoideum · Catasetum discolor · Expansive Catasetum · Catasetum fimbriatum · Catasetum fuchsii · Catasetum galeritum · Spheroid-flowered Catasetum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Catasetum viridiflavum 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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