Kingdom. Plantae · Phylum. Tracheophyta · Class. Liliopsida · Order. Asparagales · Family. Orchidaceae · Genus. Brassia R.Br.
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How do I care for my Brassia orchid?
Grow in an open bark-based orchid compost with addition of perlite, sphagnum moss or coir. Provide enough bright filtered light, but keep away from direct sunlight or a heating source. Ideal temperatures are around 15°C minimum at night and up to maximum 25 °C during day.
How often do you water Brassia?
Never allow your plant to dry out completely in the summer when temperatures are high. Water frequently possibly every 3-4 days. Water less frequently as the temperature drops and light levels reduce. By the time winter arrives, watering should be infrequent, say once a fortnight or three weeks.
What is the common name for a Brassia orchid?
Brassia caudata, commonly called the Spider Orchid, occurs in Mexico, West Indies, Central and northern South America and Florida. This epiphyte has strongly flattened pseudobulbs with two glossy, relatively long, green leaves that spread out from the apex.
Is Brassia an Oncidium?
Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species (B. caudata) extending into Florida.
Brassia lanceana, or Lance's brassia, is a species of orchid. It is native to Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, ...
Epiphytes with ovoid-oblong to conic pseudobulbs to 12 X 3.5 cm and closely spaced on stout rhizomes, each subtended by a pair of foliaceous bracts.
Brassia lanceana is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Brassia. Plants bloom in the fall with five to seventeen 13.25 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Lance's Brassia prefers temperatures of 18 - 24 °C, and night temperatures should be between 13 - 18 °C. At high temperatures, the plants will grow faster.
The Brassia orchid plant is a genus of several orchid species, classified in the Oncidiinae subtribe. The genus was named after William Brass, a British.
The list of all synonyms of the orchid Brassia lanceana.
Brassia; Orchid (Brassia lanceana). Icon for search. Image. Common names. Orchid. Botanical names. Accepted: Brassia lanceana; Synonym: Brassia josstiana.
ORIGIN: Found in Tobago, Venezuela, and the Guianas, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil in wet montane forests at elevations of 150 to 1200 meters.
Orchidaceae: genus; Brassia: species; Brassia lanceana. Name. Synonyms: Brassia josstiana Rchb.f. Brassia lanceana var. lanceana · Brassia lanceana var. minor ...