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Poaephyllum

Poaephyllum is a genus of small epiphytic orchids from Southeast Asia and New Guinea, with species such as P. pauciflorum commonly grown by orchid enthusiasts. Treat it like other small tropical epiphytic orchids: bright shade, humid air and an airy mount or pot.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium is nearly dry, and mist or water less in cool months.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum moss in a small, well-draining pot or mounted on bark.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate

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Poaephyllum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to Southeast Asia and New Guinea.

Poaephyllum fimbriatum Schuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Poaephyllum 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.

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