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Spathoglottis bulbosa

Spathoglottis bulbosa
Photo: Rudolf Schlechter, Public domain

Spathoglottis bulbosa is a pseudobulbous terrestrial orchid from Papua New Guinea, with a wet tropical habitat. Grow it as a warm, humid, bright plant with moist but well-drained soil and a short dry rest.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the medium evenly moist during active growth, and water sparingly during the dry rest period.
Soil
Free-draining terrestrial orchid mix with some bark or grit.
Temperature
18-30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Papua New Guinea
Climate
wet tropical

About

Spathoglottis bulbosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is a pseudobulbous plant native to Papua New Guinea. The species was described in 1912, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Where it grows

Spathoglottis bulbosa is native to the wet tropical biome of Papua New Guinea.

Other Spathoglottis plants

Spathoglottis affinis · Spathoglottis albida · The Lost Spathoglottis · Spathoglottis aurea · Caroline Ground Orchid · Spathoglottis chrysantha · Spathoglottis chrysodorus · Spathoglottis confusa · Spathoglottis doctersii · Spathoglottis eburnea · Spathoglottis elmeri · Spathoglottis elobulata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathoglottis bulbosa 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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