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Hemipilia kinoshitae

Hemipilia kinoshitae
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hemipilia kinoshitae is a small terrestrial orchid from cool, temperate northern Japan and the southern Kurils, grown by specialists as a tuberous geophyte. Its care is poorly documented, so it is best kept cool and moist in the growing season with a dry dormant period.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade
Water
Water moderately while in growth and keep the tuber barely moist during dormancy.
Soil
Free-draining, humus-rich mix of leaf mould, grit and bark.
Temperature
5–20 °C; tolerates cold winters outdoors.
How easy
Hard
Native range
S. Kuril Is. to Japan (Hokkaido, N. Honshu)
Climate
temperate

About

Hemipilia kinoshitae is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to the south Kuril Islands and northern Japan (Hokkaido, north Honshu).

Other Hemipilia plants

Hemipilia alpestris · Hemipilia amplexifolia · Hemipilia bidupensis · Hemipilia cordifolia · Hemipilia crassicalcarata · Cucullate Neottianthe Orchid · Hemipilia faberi · Hemipilia flabellata · Hemipilia forrestii · Hemipilia henryi · Hemipilia keiskei · Hemipilia lepida

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hemipilia kinoshitae 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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