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Prosthechea

Prosthechea magnispatha

Author (Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf.) 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 1 country
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Care and culture for Prosthechea magnispatha Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
620–1,336m Elevation
12°C Day/night drop
1,297mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

16°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8°13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,297mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
☼ Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 28° 27–29 15° 12–16 8mm
Feb 29° 28–29 15° 12–16 10mm
Mar 30° 28–31 16° 13–17 13mm
Apr 31° 29–31 18° 15–18 28mm
May 31° 29–31 19° 16–19 98mm
Jun 29° 27–30 18° 16–19 262mm
Jul 29° 27–30 18° 15–19 206mm
Aug 29° 27–30 18° 15–19 245mm
Sep 28° 26–29 18° 15–19 270mm
Oct 28° 27–29 18° 14–18 122mm
Nov 28° 27–29 17° 13–17 27mm
Dec 28° 27–29 15° 12–16 12mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Based on 12 locations

Bloom Season

Based on 12 Prosthechea awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Synonyms

Encyclia magnispathaEpidendrum magnispathumPseudencyclia magnispatha

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