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Hemipilia physoceras

Ponerorchis physoceras

Hemipilia physoceras is a terrestrial orchid native to south-central China, in the mountains of north-western and western Sichuan. It is a wild species seldom grown in cultivation, so care is mostly inferred from its relatives in the genus.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during the growing season and let it dry slightly between waterings in winter.
Soil
Gritty, free-draining terrestrial orchid mix with some organic matter.
Temperature
Cool to mild, roughly 5–22 °C; tolerates cold winters when dormant.
How easy
Hard

About

Hemipilia physoceras is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to south-central China (north-western and western Sichuan).

Other Hemipilia plants

Hemipilia alpestris · Hemipilia amplexifolia · Hemipilia bidupensis · Hemipilia cordifolia · Hemipilia crassicalcarata · Cucullate Neottianthe Orchid · Hemipilia faberi · Hemipilia flabellata · Hemipilia forrestii · Hemipilia henryi · Hemipilia keiskei · Hemipilia kinoshitae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hemipilia physoceras 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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