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Gchls. retrocallus

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Grower is Mary Lane

Located in Naples, Florida, United States


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Orchids by Hausermann
Description: DESCRIPTION: A miniature sized, Taiwanese, epiphytic species found in ancient forests at elevations of 1000 to 2200 meters that needs warm to cold conditions with even year round watering and medium bright light with short, leafy stems carrying distichous, fleshy, falcate, oblong to oblanceolate, acute leaves that blooms on a short, pendant, axillary, few [to 3] flowered inflorescence with deltoid bracts and successively opening flowers occurring in the fall to early winter. This plant does best mounted on a piece of driftwood but a pot will do. FLOWER SIZE: 3/4 inch [2 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Culture: Mounted. Watered daily. Kept in west facing window

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