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Peristylus banfieldii
Yellow ogre orchid is a tuberous terrestrial orchid from the wet tropics of northeast Queensland, grown by enthusiasts for its cream-to-yellow flower spikes. It needs a humid, shaded, moist environment and a dormant period, so it is grown more as a specialist plant than a casual houseplant.
Peristylus banfieldii, commonly known as yellow ogre orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to Tropical North Queensland. It has between four and six leaves near its base and up to fifty cup-shaped, cream-coloured to yellow flowers on a hairy flowering stem.
Peristylus banfieldii grows in moist places in open forest and on rainforest margins. It is found on Dunk Island, and near Mareeba and Cardwell.
Peristylus biermannianus · Green ogre orchid · Peristylus constrictus · Hawaii bog orchid · White ogre orchid · Surrounded column orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peristylus banfieldii 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.
