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Gongora bufonia

Gongora bufonia
Photo: G. Watts del. , G. Barclay sc., Public domain

Gongora bufonia is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the humid tropical forests of southern and southeastern Brazil. It is grown by orchid enthusiasts who keep it humid, bright but not sunny, and never bone dry.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water regularly while growing, let the mix dry slightly between waterings, and reduce in winter.
Soil
Free-draining epiphytic orchid mix such as bark or sphagnum with perlite.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 10 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Brazil (Sergipe to Santa Catarina)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Gongora bufonia is a species of orchid found in tropical rainforests in southern and southeastern Brazil.

Other Gongora plants

Gongora aceras · Gongora arcuata · Gongora armeniaca · Gongora aromatica · Gongora cassidea · Gongora fulva · Gongora galeata · Gongora ilensis · Gongora irmgardiae · Gongora maculata · Five Veined Gongora · Gongora seideliana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gongora bufonia 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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