Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Broughtonia [1449]

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Family: Orchidaceae

family_ja: ラン

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description_en: Genus of 5 species (possibly only one variable one) of evergreen, epiphytic orchids from Jamaica and Cuba, where they grow from sea level to 800m (2,600ft). They have 2 semi-rigid, narrowly oblong, dark green leaves, very short rhizomes, and tightly clustered and flattened-spherical to cylindrical pseudobulbs. In summer, racemes of brilliant crimson flowers are ’borne on long stems from the base of the leaves.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Divide when the plant fills the pot and "flows" over the sides.

pests_en: Susceptible to red spider mites, aphids, and mealybugs.

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comment_ja: ブロートニア

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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