| Encyclia [E.] cordigera | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pronounced: | kor-dih-GEER-uh (wearing a heart) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Author: | (Kunth) Dressler, Taxon 13: 247 (1964). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonym: Epidendrum [Epi.] cordigerum -- (Kunth) Foldats, Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 28: 234 (1969). |
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| Common Name: | Large-lipped Encyclia; In Nicaragua - Flor de Encarnacion | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Based on data from 68 awards E. cordigera averages 17.6 flowers per inflorescence and 5.6 cm. (2.2 inches) natural spread. |
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| ORIGIN/HABITAT: Distributed from southern Mexico, through Central America, the West Indies, and into Colombia and Venezuela. E. cordigera is common in the rather dry, scrubby forests of coastal regions from sea level to 2950 ft. (900 m) on both the Pacific and Atlantic sides of the dividing mountain range. In Central America, it is more common on the Pacific side. -- Source: Charles Baker |
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| *Based on 278 recorded plant bloomings. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grow in dappled light to bright indirect light conditions. |
Grow in warm to hot conditions, or 66°F to 85°F at night. |
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