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Holcoglossum amesianum

Holcoglossum amesianum
Photo: Elena Gaillard from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0

Holcoglossum amesianum is an epiphytic orchid from the mountains of Southeast Asia that grows attached to tree trunks and branches. It needs bright, humid conditions with good air movement and is best mounted or grown in an open orchid mix.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the mount or mix is nearly dry, and keep the roots lightly moist during active growth.
Soil
Open orchid bark or mounted on cork or tree fern.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Assam to China (W. & S. Yunnan) and Indo-China
Climate
wet tropical

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Holcoglossum amesianum is an orchid species (Family Orchidaceae) in the genus Holcoglossum.

Other Holcoglossum plants

Holcoglossum nagalandense · Holcoglossum quasipinifolium · Holcoglossum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Holcoglossum amesianum 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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