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Fuertesiella

Fuertesiella is a small genus of orchids with a single known species, Fuertesiella pterichoides, native to Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It is rarely grown, so care advice is based on general orchid needs and the plant's likely tropical habitat.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the potting medium is nearly dry, and reduce watering in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid mix such as bark or sphagnum-based mix.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Hard

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Fuertesiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Fuertesiella pterichoides, native to Cuba and to the Dominican Republic.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fuertesiella 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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