Brownleea recurvata

Also known as: The Recurved Brownleea or Brownleea natalensis in the subfamily: Orchidoideae

Native to: Cameroon Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Zambia Zimbabwe

General Information

The Recurved Brownleea is a cold to cool growing orchid belonging to the sub family Orchidoideae native to Cameroon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Altitude
0 - 2500 m
0
2500
Flower Size
2 - 2 cm
Small
Medium
Large
Temperature
0 - 15 °C
Cold
Cool
Intermediate
Warm
Hot
Light
36000 - 50000 lux
Full Shade
Low
Medium
High
Full Sun

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous blossoms appear during Summer and Autumn

Blooming Season

  • Autumn
  • Summer

Climate

Grows at low to high elevations.

Fertiliser

These plants do well with slow release fertiliser at the rate of 2-3 pellets per cup (250ml) of media. Additional fertiliser during the growth period may be beneficial, but not necessary.

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