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Tolumnia pulchella

Tolumnia pulchella
Photo: W. J. H. (= William Jackson Hooker) (1785-1865) del., Swan sc., Public domain

Tolumnia pulchella is a small epiphytic orchid from Jamaica, the type species of the genus Tolumnia. It grows on tree branches in humid, airy conditions and needs bright light and good air movement to flower well.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water when the mix is nearly dry, usually once a week, and let the roots dry briefly between waterings.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid bark or a similar epiphyte mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Jamaica
Climate
wet tropical

About

Tolumnia pulchella is a hybrid species of orchid native to Jamaica. It is the type species of the genus Tolumnia.

Other Tolumnia plants

Little Yellow Angel Orchid · Tolumnia guttata · Dancing Lady · Harlequin dancing-lady orchid · Dancing-lady orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Tolumnia pulchella 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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