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Epidendrum vesicatum

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

Epidendrum vesicatum is an epiphytic orchid from eastern and southern Brazil that grows on tree branches in humid forest. It needs bright indirect light, good air movement and a free-draining mount or bark mix kept moderately moist.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium starts to dry, and reduce in cooler months.
Soil
Fine bark or a mount with sphagnum; it grows on branches rather than in soil.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. & S. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Epidendrum vesicatum is an epiphytic species of orchid of the genus Epidendrum, occurring in Brazil.

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 vesicatum 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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