Prosthechea cochleata Culture & Care

Prosthechea cochleata
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Synonym : Encyclia cochleata, Anacheilium cochleatum, Epidendrum cochleatum subsp. triandra, and commonly referred to as the 'Cockleshell Orchid' or 'Clamshell Orchid'
Native range : Colombia, Florida, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Puerto Rica, Windwards, French Guiana, Surinam, Guyana, Venezuela
Skill for Culture : Beginner
Type of Culture : Cool grower
Described by : Carolus Linnaeus
Described in : 1763
Type of Grow : Epiphytes; grows on evergreen trees in high-altitude forests, up to 2,000 meter.

Description
       In 1997 many species classed in the genus Encyclia Were transferred to the this genus. Pseudobulbs have ovoid-shaped, emerges floral stems throughout the year.

Flower
       Purple labellum that resembled a small shell.

Prosthechea cochleata
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Prosthechea cochleata Culture & Care
       Cultivate in pots or baskets fulled with fir bark and expanded polystyrene, this orchid prefers a cool at night, about 10 C.

Encyclia Hybrid Orchids Flower

Encyclia picture

Encyclia hybrid

Encyclia plant

      Encyclia  is a genus of orchids. The genus name comes from Greek enkykleomai ("to encircle"), referring to the lateral lobes of the lip which encircle the column. The abbreviation in the horticultural trade is E.