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Epidendrum amictum

Epidendrum amictum is a species of epiphytic orchid in the Orchidaceae family, now often placed under the synonym Encyclia amicta. It is grown as a warm-climate epiphyte, and its key to success is bright light, airy mounting, and careful watering.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the roots and medium are nearly dry, and let the mount dry out between waterings.
Soil
Epiphytic orchid bark or mounted on cork or tree fern, not dense potting soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Epidendrum amictum Linden & Rchb.f., synonym Encyclia amicta (Linden & Rchb.f.) Schltr., is an "unplaced" species of orchid according to Plants of the World Online, as of December 2023.

Other Epidendrum plants

Epidendrum adenoglossum · Epidendrum alpicola · Epidendrum alsum · Brown-flower butterfly orchid · Epidendrum apaganoides · Epidendrum armeniacum · Epidendrum bambusiforme · Funky Orchid · Epidendrum brachyglossum · Epidendrum brevivenium · Beautiful Blooming Epidendrum · Epidendrum campestre

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum amictum 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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