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Eriopsis

Eriopsis
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0

Eriopsis is a genus of epiphytic orchids from Central and South America, grown for their pseudobulbs and showy flowers. The key to growing them is bright light, a rest period with less water, and a well-draining mount or basket.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while growing, then reduce watering during the dormant period and let the mix dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining orchid mix such as bark, or a mount with sphagnum.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Eriopsis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to South America and Central America.

Eriopsis biloba Lindl.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriopsis 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.

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