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Sarcochilus borealis
Sarcochilus borealis, the small lawyer orchid, is a small epiphytic orchid from upland rainforest in north and northeast Queensland, growing on trees and vines. It needs cool, humid, shaded conditions with good air movement and a mounted or loosely potted culture.
Sarcochilus borealis, commonly known as small lawyer orchid, is a small epiphytic orchid endemic to Queensland. It has up to six thin but stiff, dark green leaves and up to ten green flowers with a white labellum that has reddish brown markings.
Small lawyer orchid grows on trees and vines in rainforest at altitudes of 800–1,000 m (3,000–3,000 ft) in the Mount Lewis National Park and on the Atherton Tableland.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sarcochilus borealis 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.
