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Kraenzlinella

Kraenzlinella
Photo: Myric, CC BY 3.0

Kraenzlinella is a small genus of epiphytic orchids from Mexico, Central America and South America, with about ten species. Most are cool-to-moderate-climate mountain orchids grown by enthusiasts as cool-growing epiphytes.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium starts to dry, and keep the roots lightly moist; avoid soggy conditions.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum-based orchid mix with good drainage.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Kraenzlinella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It is native to S Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Species

Other Acianthera plants

Acianthera aberrans · Acianthera aculeata · Acianthera adamantinensis · Acianthera aechme · Acianthera agathophylla · Acianthera alainii · Acianthera albopurpurea · Acianthera amaralii · Acianthera angustifolia · Acianthera angustisepala · Acianthera antennata · Acianthera aphthosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Kraenzlinella 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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