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Specklinia turrialbae

Specklinia turrialbae is a small epiphytic orchid from wet tropical forests of Costa Rica and Panama, grown by enthusiasts as a miniature species. Keep it humid and airy, with bright indirect light and water that never sits stagnant around the roots.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the mix is nearly dry, and mist or soak so roots never stay soggy.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum-based orchid mix that drains quickly.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Costa Rica to Panama
Climate
wet tropical

About

Specklinia turrialbae is a species of orchid plant native to Costa Rica.

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 turrialbae 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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