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Epidendrum ruizianum is an epiphytic reed-stemmed orchid from cloud forests of the northern Andes, growing on trees at about 2 to 3 km altitude. It needs cool, humid, bright conditions with good airflow and a mount or open bark-based mix.
Epidendrum ruizianum is an epiphytic reed-stemmed Epidendrum of the orchid family native to the cloud forests of Bolivia (including Cochabamba and La Paz), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, at altitudes of 2–3 km.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum ruizianum 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.
