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Zygopetalum crinitum

Zygopetalum crinitum
Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0

Zygopetalum crinitum is a pseudobulbous epiphytic orchid from the Atlantic Forest of southern and southeastern Brazil, grown as a cool-to-intermediate houseplant or greenhouse orchid. The key to success is bright, humid conditions with a rest period and careful watering.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the potting medium is nearly dry, reduce in winter, and avoid water sitting in the growth centre.
Soil
Fast-draining orchid bark mix or chunky sphagnum.
Temperature
12–24 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. & S. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Zygopetalum crinitum is a species of orchid.

It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southern and southeastern Brazil.

Other Zygopetalum plants

Zygopetalum maculatum subsp. triste · Zygopetalum maculatum · Zygopetalum pedicellatum · Zygopetalum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zygopetalum crinitum 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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