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Epidendrum cochlidium
Spiralled Epidendrum (Epidendrum cochlidium) is a neotropical orchid native to western South America, growing as an epiphyte or on the ground at mid to high altitudes in Peru and Venezuela. Grow it as a warm, humid, bright orchid with a loose, fast-draining mix and careful watering.
Epidendrum cochlidium (or Flor de San José) is a neotropical orchid which can grow both terrestrially and epiphytically in Peru and Venezuela at altitudes ranging from 1.2 km to 2.9 km.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum cochlidium 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.
