Polystachya albescens

Polystachya albescens

Native to:
Angola | Burundi | Cameroon | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eswatini | Gabon | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Kenya | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | South Africa | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Polystachya
Species:
Polystachya albescens

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Epiphyte
Height:
30 cm
Drought Tolerance:
Low
Bloom Months:
jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
Bloom Colors:
white, yellow, green

Propagation & Germination

Notes:
Dust seeds require symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi or sterile asymbiotic agar medium for germination; conventional cold stratification is not applicable.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash