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Spathoglottis hardingiana

Spathoglottis hardingiana
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0

Spathoglottis hardingiana is a small orchid from south-east Asia with pink flowers, found growing on trees and in limestone forest. Like other members of the genus it is usually grown in a warm, humid, bright spot with moisture kept steady.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the medium lightly moist during growth and let it dry slightly between waterings; reduce water in the cooler season.
Soil
Free-draining orchid mix such as bark or sphagnum-based medium.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 15 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Bangladesh to Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Spathoglottis hardingiana (originally published as Spathoglottis handingiana) is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is an epiphyte with pink flowers. The species is native to south-east Asia.

Spathoglottis hardingiana was described in 1878, and is listed in Appendix II of CITES.

Where it grows

Spathoglottis hardingiana is native to the wet tropical biome of Bangladesh, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand. It grows in limestone forests, at elevations of 50–300 metres (160–980 ft).

Other Spathoglottis plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spathoglottis hardingiana 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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