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Guarianthe patinii

Guarianthe patinii
Photo: Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del. et lith., description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865), Public domain

Guarianthe patinii is a Neotropical orchid species, often grown as a cool-to-intermediate houseplant or greenhouse plant for its showy pink to magenta flowers. The key to success is bright light without direct scorching sun, a noticeable drying period between waterings, and good airflow in a well-draining bark mix.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the bark mix is nearly dry, reduce watering in winter, and never let water sit in the crown.
Soil
Chunky orchid bark mix with perlite or charcoal, in a pot with drainage holes.
Temperature
16-27 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Guarianthe patinii is a species of orchid. It is native to Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad; it is also reportedly naturalized in Ecuador.

Other Guarianthe plants

Orange Cattleya · Bowring's Cattleya · Guarianthe skinneri · Guarianthe

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guarianthe patinii 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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