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Neocogniauxia

Neocogniauxia
Photo: M. S. del. ( = Matilda Smith, 1854-1926), J. N. Fitch lith. ( = John Nugent Fitch, 1840–1927) . Description by Joseph Da, Public domain

Neocogniauxia is a small genus of two orchid species native to the Greater Antilles, named after botanist Alfred Cogniaux. It is rarely grown, so care advice follows general orchid practice for tropical Caribbean species.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top of the medium is nearly dry, and reduce watering in cooler months.
Soil
Well-draining orchid mix such as bark or sphagnum with perlite.
Temperature
18–29 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Neocogniauxia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Greater Antilles. The genus is named for botanist Alfred Cogniaux.

Other Neocogniauxia plants

Neocogniauxia hexaptera · Neocogniauxia monophylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neocogniauxia 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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