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Trichocentrum carthagenense
Trichocentrum carthagenense is a small epiphytic orchid from the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and northern South America, grown for its fragrant, dancing lady style flowers. It needs bright light, good airflow and a mount or open bark mix, with careful watering that lets the roots dry between soakings.
Trichocentrum carthagenense, also known as the Coot Bay dancing lady orchid, is a species of orchid found from the Everglades, the Caribbean and Mexico, Central America and down to northern Brazil. The species name refers to the Cartagena, Colombia, where it was first collected in 1760.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Trichocentrum carthagenense 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.
