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Peristylus chlorandrellus
Peristylus chlorandrellus, the green ogre orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid endemic to north-eastern Queensland, usually found in rainforest. It is rarely grown in cultivation, and it needs shade, humidity and a dormant period like many terrestrial orchids.
Peristylus chlorandrellus, commonly known as the green ogre orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to north-eastern Queensland. It has between four and seven leaves near its base and up to thirty six green flowers with a three-lobed labellum.
The green ochre orchid usually grows in rainforest and is found in Queensland between the McIlwraith Range and Ingham.
Yellow ogre orchid · Peristylus biermannianus · Peristylus constrictus · Hawaii bog orchid · White ogre orchid · Surrounded column orchid
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Peristylus chlorandrellus 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.
