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Epidendrum nocturnum
Epidendrum nocturnum, the night scented orchid, is a small epiphytic orchid of the tropical Americas and South Florida, and the type species of its genus. It is grown for its fragrant flowers, which open mainly at night, and is usually cared for like other epiphytic orchids.
Epidendrum nocturnum (the "nocturnal epidendrum") is the type species of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae (Orchid family).
The species occurs in Florida, Bahamas, West Indies, Belize, Central America to northern Brazil and the Guyanas. Epidendrum nocturnum is common in South Florida.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum nocturnum 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.
