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Guarianthe skinneri, called Guaria morada in Costa Rica, is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid native from southern Mexico through Central America, and it is Costa Rica's national flower. It grows well in bright light, good airflow and a clear wet-dry cycle around mounted or potted roots.
Guarianthe skinneri (known as Guaria morada in Costa Rica) is a species of orchid. It is native to Costa Rica, from Chiapas to every country in Central America. Its range extends from the borders Southern Mexico to Costa Rica, a country in which it is the national flower.
It was referenced as Cattleya skinneri as the earlier name by James Bateman in 1839.
Orange Cattleya · Bowring's Cattleya · Guarianthe patinii · Guarianthe
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guarianthe skinneri 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.
