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Dresslerella

Dresslerella
Photo: Moises Behar, CC BY-SA 3.0

Dresslerella is a genus of tiny orchids with about 13 species native to South and Central America. They are miniature epiphytic or small terrestrial orchids grown mainly by orchid enthusiasts, so treat the care notes below as general guidance for the genus rather than one species.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the medium is barely dry, and keep the roots lightly moist without soggy conditions.
Soil
Fine-bark orchid mix or sphagnum moss with good drainage.
Temperature
15–26 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Dresslerella is a genus of miniature orchids, with about 13 species native to South and Central America. The genus is named after orchidologist Robert L. Dressler. Some species are noted to be pubescent.

Other Dresslerella plants

Dresslerella archilae · Dresslerella pilosissima

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dresslerella 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.

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