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Eulophia meleagris

Eulophia meleagris is a terrestrial South African orchid that grows from a pseudobulb in the ground. It is a seasonal geophyte, so the key to growing it is to respect its dormant period and keep the pseudobulb from rotting.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water freely while in active growth and allow the mix to dry out between waterings during dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, gritty terrestrial mix rich in organic matter.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
E. Cape Prov. to Mpumalanga
Climate
temperate

About

Eulophia meleagris is an orchid species in the genus Eulophia found in East Cape Province to Mpumalanga in South Africa.

Other Eulophia plants

Wild coco · Eulophia andamanensis · Green corduroy orchid · Sourveld Harlequin · Eulophia dabia · Eulophia dentata · Giant orchid · Sword Harlequin · Eulophia euglossa · Eulophia gracilis · Chinese Crown Orchid · Eulophia guineensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eulophia meleagris 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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