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Neuwiedia griffithii

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

Neuwiedia griffithii is a small terrestrial orchid from Southeast Asia, grown mainly by specialist collectors rather than as a common houseplant. It needs a cool, shaded, humid and consistently moist root zone.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Shade, Part shade
Water
Keep the potting mix evenly moist during growth and reduce slightly when dormant, avoiding stagnant water.
Soil
Fine, open, free-draining terrestrial mix with leaf mould or bark fines.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Vietnam, Malaya to N. Sumatera
Climate
wet tropical

About

Neuwiedia griffithii is a species of orchid that occurs from Vietnam, peninsular Malaysia to northern Sumatra.

Other Neuwiedia plants

Neuwiedia borneensis · Neuwiedia zollingeri · Neuwiedia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neuwiedia griffithii 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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