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Prosthechea

Prosthechea hartwegii

Author (Lindl.) W.E.Higgins

Species
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 5 countries
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Care and culture for Prosthechea hartwegii Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
1,388–2,783m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,473mm Annual rainfall
Year-round Rainfall pattern

Temperature

4°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3°8°13°18°23°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,473mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 21° 20–24 11° 9–13 98mm
Feb 21° 20–25 11° 9–13 114mm
Mar 21° 20–25 12° 10–14 138mm
Apr 21° 20–24 12° 10–14 180mm
May 21° 20–24 12° 9–14 160mm
Jun 21° 19–23 11° 9–14 121mm
Jul 21° 19–23 11° 9–13 90mm
Aug 21° 19–24 11° 9–13 81mm
Sep 21° 20–25 11° 9–13 103mm
Oct 22° 19–24 11° 10–14 153mm
Nov 22° 19–24 11° 9–13 117mm
Dec 22° 19–24 11° 10–13 118mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Bloom Season

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Synonyms

Anacheilium fuscumAnacheilium hartwegiiEncyclia fuscaEncyclia hartwegiiEpidendrum fuscumEpidendrum hartwegiiEpidendrum pachyanthumProsthechea fusca

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