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Epidendrum sculptum

Epidendrum sculptum
Photo: Alfred Cogniaux (1841 - 1916), Public domain

Epidendrum sculptum is a small epiphytic reed-stemmed orchid from the Neotropics, from Chiapas in Mexico to Brazil, that grows on trees with hanging cane-like stems. It is a species in the large Epidendrum genus, which is commonly grown as a houseplant or greenhouse orchid.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the mix is nearly dry, and keep the roots moist but not soggy.
Soil
Fine-bark orchid mix or mounted on bark or cork with good airflow.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Chiapas) to Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Epidendrum sculptum is a sympodial, epiphytic reed-stemmed orchid native to the Neotropics from Chiapas Mexico to Brazil, at altitudes ranging from near sea level to 0.5 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 sculptum 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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