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Earina aestivalis is a New Zealand epiphytic orchid with cane-like pendent stems that hangs from trees in coastal and lowland forest. It is grown mainly as a specialist orchid and needs cool, humid, shaded conditions with good air movement.
Earina aestivalis, commonly known as bamboo orchid or summer earina, is a species of pendent orchid that is endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".
It is epiphytic, with long and strong rhizomes that are firmly attached to its host. It produces many long cane-like stems up to 60 cm long, with purple spots. It has pointed leaves 6–10 cm long. The leaf sheaths range from ivory to white-yellow, and are spotted dark purple-brown.
It is endemic to New Zealand, and can be found on both the North and South Islands, along with the Chatham Islands and Stewart Island. It is found in coastal and lowland forests. It is usually found on low branches and trunks, but can sometimes be found on cliff faces and rocks.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Earina aestivalis 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.
