Galeandra beyrichii

Also known as: Beyrich's Galeandra or Galeandra coxipoensis Galeandra viridis Galeandra fiebrigii in the subfamily: Epidendroideae

Native to: Argentina Cuba Departamento del Huila - Colombia Dominican Republic Guyana Haiti Panama Sao Paulo - Brazil

General Information

Beyrich's Galeandra is a warm to hot growing orchid belonging to the sub family Epidendroideae native to Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Panama, and Brazil. It is named after the German Plant Collector in Brazil in the 19th century.

Altitude

70 - 1500 m

2500

Flower Size

4.2 - 4.2 cm

Small

Medium

Large

Temperature

16 - 30 °C

Cold

Cool

Intermediate

Warm

Hot

Light

8000 - 8000 lux

Full Shade

Low

Medium

High

Full Sun

Plant Description

Each new growth has numerous erect lance shaped, oblong shaped leaves

Flowers

Numerous fragrant blossoms appear

Fragrance

The orchid is fragrant. The fragrance can be described as delicate and faint

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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.