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Spathoglottis chrysantha

Spathoglottis chrysantha
Photo: The New York Botanical Garden, CC BY 4.0

Spathoglottis chrysantha is a pseudobulbous terrestrial orchid native to the wet tropical Philippines, with small yellow flowers borne on a stem arising from underground storage organs. It is grown like other ground orchids in warm, humid conditions with bright light and a free-draining, moisture-retentive mix.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water freely while actively growing and keep the mix lightly moist, then reduce water after flowering and during the dormant rest period.
Soil
Free-draining terrestrial orchid mix or a loam-based mix with added bark or perlite.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Philippines
Climate
wet tropical

About

Spathoglottis chrysantha is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. The species is native to the wet tropical biome of the Philippines. It was described in 1908, by Oakes Ames.

Other Spathoglottis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathoglottis chrysantha 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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