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Stelis brenneri

Stelis brenneri is a small epiphytic orchid from Ecuador, named for collector Joe Brenner. It grows on trees in humid tropical montane forest, and bright, humid conditions with good airflow suit it best.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the mix is nearly dry, then soak and let drain; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Fine bark or sphagnum-based orchid mix in a small pot or mounted on bark.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Stelis brenneri is a species of orchid described by Carlyle A. Luer and named for Joe Brenner, formerly of Puyo, Ecuador, who collected this species. Originally described as Pleurothallis brenneri, this species is common in several areas of southeastern Ecuador in relatively dry scrub forest at high altitudes.

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 brenneri 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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