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Spotted fleshy tree orchid

Drymoanthus flavus

Spotted fleshy tree orchid
Photo: Archie, CC BY 4.0

Drymoanthus flavus is a New Zealand epiphytic orchid that grows on the trunks and branches of trees in forest. It is a native, not commonly cultivated, and needs cool, humid, shaded conditions similar to its forest home.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Keep the roots moist but never soggy, watering more in warm weather and less in cool weather.
Soil
Epiphytic orchid mix of bark, sphagnum or fern root on a mount or in a basket with good drainage.
Temperature
10–20 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Hard
Native range
New Zealand
Climate
subtropical

About

Drymoanthus flavus is an orchid species endemic to New Zealand. It is found on the North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island. Its conservation status is At Risk - Declining.

Other Drymoanthus plants

Green Fleshy Tree Orchid · Green midget orchid · Drymoanthus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Drymoanthus flavus 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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