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Ponthieva racemosa
Ponthieva racemosa is a small terrestrial orchid from the Americas, grown mainly by enthusiasts of tropical orchids. It needs warm, humid, shaded conditions and a fast-draining, moisture-retentive mix.
Ponthieva racemosa, commonly called the hairy shadow witch or racemose ponthieva, is a species of orchid found from the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia), Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America as far south as Bolivia.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ponthieva racemosa 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.
