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Hemipilia alpestris is a small terrestrial orchid from the mountains of northern and central Taiwan, grown mainly by specialist orchid enthusiasts rather than as a common garden plant. It grows from tubers and needs cool, moist conditions with a dormant period.
Hemipilia alpestris is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Taiwan.
Hemipilia amplexifolia · Hemipilia bidupensis · Hemipilia cordifolia · Hemipilia crassicalcarata · Cucullate Neottianthe Orchid · Hemipilia faberi · Hemipilia flabellata · Hemipilia forrestii · Hemipilia henryi · Hemipilia keiskei · Hemipilia kinoshitae · Hemipilia lepida
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hemipilia alpestris 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.
