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Specklinia trichyphis

Specklinia trichyphis is a small epiphytic orchid from western Cuba that grows on tree branches in humid tropical forest. Keep it humid and airy, with bright indirect light and a mounted or loosely potted setup that dries out between waterings.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the medium or roots begin to dry, and let the mount or pot dry lightly between waterings.
Soil
Open epiphytic mix of bark chips or sphagnum, or mounted on cork or wood.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Cuba
Climate
wet tropical

About

Specklinia trichyphis is a species of orchid plant native to Cuba.

Other Specklinia plants

Specklinia viridiflora · Specklinia acrisepala · Specklinia alexii · Specklinia alta · Specklinia areldii · Specklinia barbae · Specklinia barbosana · Specklinia blancoi · Specklinia brighamella · Specklinia brighamii · Specklinia cactantha · Specklinia calderae

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Specklinia trichyphis 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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