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Pleurothallis oxapampae

Pleurothallis oxapampae is a small epiphytic orchid from the cloud forests of Peru's Pasco region. It is a tiny, cool-growing orchid that needs steady humidity, good air movement and bright shade to do well.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the mix evenly moist and water more often in warm weather; let the top surface dry lightly between waterings.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum moss in a small, well-draining pot or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 8 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Peru (Pasco)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Pleurothallis oxapampae is a species of orchid from Peru first described by Carlyle A. Luer in 1982.

Other Pleurothallis plants

Bonnet Orchid · Pleurothallis adelphe · Pleurothallis anthrax · Pleurothallis applanata · Pleurothallis arctata · Pleurothallis ascera · Pleurothallis atrohiata · Pleurothallis bivalvis · Pleurothallis cajamarcae · Pleurothallis calamifolia · Pleurothallis cardiothallis · Heart Shaped Pleurothallis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pleurothallis oxapampae 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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