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Stelis bifalcis

Stelis bifalcis is a small epiphytic orchid from Costa Rica that grows on tree branches in wet tropical forest. It needs humid, shaded conditions with frequent watering and good air movement around its roots.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Water regularly so the mounting medium stays barely moist, and let it dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Mount on bark or grow in fine bark mix with good drainage; avoid dense potting soil.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Costa Rica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Stelis bifalcis is a species of orchid plant native to Costa Rica.

Other Stelis plants

Golden Stelis · Anathallis ariasii · Anathallis jesupiorum · Anathallis rubens · Anathallis sclerophylla · Anathallis stenophylla · Anathallis vasquezii · Stelis bevilacquana · Stelis stergiosii · Stelis aligera · Stelis alleyoop · Stelis aloisii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stelis bifalcis 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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