Accession #: 200202421
Accession Date: 2002-09-30
Common name: The Helmut-Shaped Gongora
Family: Orchidaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: Mexico (Chiapas) to C. America
Description:
Uses:
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USDA Zone:
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Provenance:
Citation in Bot. Zeit. xxii. (1864) 298.
Restrictions:
Culture:
Plants are usually grown in wooden baskets in partial shade. Use a well drain potting media such as medium fir bark with perlite, tree fern fibers, or sphagnum moss. Keep area humid and grow in warm temperatures. Keep mix moist but not dry. <sup>3</sup>