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Coelogyne fuscescens

Coelogyne fuscescens
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0

Coelogyne fuscescens is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the Himalayas and surrounding hills. It is grown by orchid enthusiasts who give it bright light, humid air and a rest period with less water after growth matures.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while new growths are actively growing, then reduce watering during the dry rest period after growth matures.
Soil
Fast-draining epiphyte mix of bark or chunky fir bark with some perlite or charcoal.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Nepal to China (NW. Yunnan) and N. Myanmar
Climate
wet tropical

About

Coelogyne fuscescens is a species of orchid. It is found in Nepal, India, Sikkim, Bhutan, lower Myanmar, China and northeastern Thailand.

Other Coelogyne plants

Chelonistele sulphurea · Chelonistele · Coelogyne anfracta · Coelogyne barbata · Coelogyne bilamellata · Coelogyne breviscapa · Coelogyne bulleyia · Coelogyne calcicola · Coelogyne corymbosa · Coelogyne cristata · Coelogyne cumingii · Entomophobia kinabaluensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coelogyne fuscescens 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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