Dichea hystricina

Dichaea hystricina – the Bristly Dichaea

A distinctive epiphytic orchid with slender, cane-like stems lined with narrow, bristly-edged leaves. Its small, single flowers have green petals and sepals with maroon markings, and a pale lip with purple-tipped lobes. It grows naturally in humid forests across Central America, the Caribbean and parts of South America.

Temperature: Adaptable from cool to warm conditions, but best grown in the intermediate range—around 19–25°C by day and 13–18°C at night.

Provide filtered light, high humidity and gentle, steady air movement. Keep it regularly moist without leaving the roots waterlogged; it does not need a pronounced dry rest. It can be grown mounted or in a small basket with moisture-retentive material around the roots, allowing its stems room to grow.

You will receive one Dichaea hystricina plant. Pictured