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Epidendrum cylindraceum

Epidendrum cylindraceum is a reed-stemmed epiphytic orchid from the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, bearing dense racemes of small mostly white flowers. It is grown as a cool-to-intermediate epiphyte in bright, humid conditions with good air movement and fast-draining mounting media.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the medium starts to dry, and reduce in cool weather; avoid water sitting in the leaf sheaths.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum mounted on wood or in a basket, with excellent drainage.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 8 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. South America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Epidendrum cylindraceum is a reed-stemmed Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, where it has been reported at an altitude of 3.2 km.

Other Epidendrum plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum cylindraceum 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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