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Cycnoches egertonianum

Cycnoches egertonianum
Photo: Miss Drake (del.) - M. Gauci (lith.), Public domain

Cycnoches egertonianum is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the wet tropics of southern Mexico to Colombia, grown for its unusual swan-neck flowers. Keep it warm and humid with bright light and a free-draining, epiphytic mount or basket mix.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while pseudobulbs are growing, then reduce and keep the mix barely moist in the dormant season.
Soil
Epiphytic orchid bark or a chunky, free-draining mix in a basket or on a mount.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Mexico to Colombia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Cycnoches egertonianum is a species of orchid native to Mexico, Belize and Central America.

Other Cycnoches plants

Cycnoches haagii · Cycnoches loddigesii · Cycnoches pentadactylon · Cycnoches ventricosum · Swan Orchids

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cycnoches egertonianum 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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