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Sarcochilus hartmannii

Sarcochilus hartmannii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
SubTribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Sarcochilus
Species: Sarco. hartmannii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Sarcochilus hartmannii
F.Meuller 1874


Sarcochilus hartmannii is an species in the genus Sarcochilus.

Description[]

Plant blooms from spring to early summer with up to twenty five 3 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing on cliffs in East Australia at elevations of 0 to 1000 meters.

Culture[]

Plants grow in cool to warm conditions with moderate lighting. Pot plants in a well drain mix with open drainage such as medium fir bark with pumice or coarce perlite. Water regularly and keep the mix a bit moist but not damp. Plants will need to be watered more often during the summer as temperatures become more warm and less water as the temperatures cool in the winter. Wrinkled leaves indicate lack of watering. Plants like high humidity

Naming[]

Common Names: Hartman's Sarcochilus

Synonyms[]

  1. Sarcochilus rubricentrum Fitz. 1880
  2. Thrixspermum rubrocentrum (Fitzg.) Rchb.f. 1887
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