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Galeandra stangeana

Galeandra stangeana
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0

Galeandra stangeana is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from wet tropical South America. It needs bright light, humid conditions and an airy mount or basket with good drainage.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while actively growing, letting the mix dry slightly between waterings, and reduce in the dormant season.
Soil
Epiphytic orchid mix of bark chips with some perlite or charcoal, or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Galeandra stangeana is a species of orchid. It is native to Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia.

Other Galeandra plants

Galeandra batemanii · Galeandra baueri · Beyrich's hooded orchid · Galeandra dives · Galeandra lacustris · Galeandra minax · Galeandra nivalis · Galeandra styllomisantha · Hooded orchids

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Galeandra stangeana 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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