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Cyrtostylis rotundifolia
Also called New Zealand Gnat Orchid, Gnat Orchid, Small Gnat Orchid
Winter orchid is a small, deciduous, terrestrial orchid native to New Zealand, with a single leaf and up to four pink or pinkish green flowers in winter. It is a wild species found in scrub, and is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant, so care advice is general.
Cyrtostylis rotundifolia, commonly known as the winter orchid or gnat orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to New Zealand. It has a single egg-shaped leaf and a flowering stem with up to four pink or pinkish green flowers with a flat, oblong labellum. It is very similar to Cyrtostylis oblonga and more investigation is required to determine if they are distinct from each other.
The winter orchid grows in lightly shaded scrub and open in areas on the southern half of the North Island and the lower two-thirds of the South Island of New Zealand.
Western gnat orchid · Winter orchid · Small Gnat-orchid · Large gnat orchid · Dwarf gnat orchid · Gnat orchids
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyrtostylis rotundifolia 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.
