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Rodriguezia obtusifolia

Rodriguezia obtusifolia
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0

Rodriguezia obtusifolia is a small epiphytic orchid from eastern Brazil that grows on tree branches in seasonally dry forest. It is grown as a warm-climate orchid and needs bright light, a dry rest period, and careful watering.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the pseudobulbs start to shrivel, let the medium nearly dry between waterings, and reduce water during the dry season.
Soil
Fine-bark orchid mix or mounted on cork or wood with good airflow.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. Colombia, E. Brazil
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Rodriguezia obtusifolia is a species of orchid endemic to eastern Brazil.

Other Rodriguezia plants

Rodriguezia candida · Rodriguezia lanceolata · Rodriguezia sticta · Rodriguezia venusta · Rodriguezia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rodriguezia obtusifolia 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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