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Serpentine wallflower orchid

Tetramicra canaliculata

Serpentine wallflower orchid
Photo: T. Nicholson, MD del., Swan sc., William Jackson Hooker ed., Public domain

Tetramicra canaliculata is a small epiphytic orchid native to the wet tropics of southeast Florida, the Caribbean and northern South America. It is grown mainly by orchid enthusiasts who can give it humid, bright, warm conditions and frequent watering.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the roots evenly moist during growth and let the surface dry slightly between waterings; reduce water in cooler months.
Soil
Fine, fast-draining orchid bark or sphagnum moss mix; mount on bark or a slab if grown epiphytically.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
SE. Florida to Caribbean, French Guiana
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tetramicra canaliculata is a species of orchids in the subtribe Laeliinae. It is found in Florida, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles. It is the type species of its genus.

Other Tetramicra plants

Wallflower orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tetramicra canaliculata 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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