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Pleurothallis pruinosa
Pleurothallis pruinosa, the waxy bonnet orchid, is a small epiphytic orchid from wet tropical Central and South America. It grows best mounted or in a fine orchid mix with humid, bright, filtered light and steady moisture.
Pleurothallis pruinosa is a species of orchid plant native to Central and South America.
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 pruinosa 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.
