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Encyclia diota is a plant in the genus Encyclia.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with eighty 2 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the oak forest from Mexico to Nicaragua at elevations of 200 to 1800 meters
Culture[]
Plants grow in warm conditions and can be grown in medium size fir bark with perlite. Plant prefers drying periods between watering and bright light is recommended. Lengthen drying period a bit in the winter.
Naming[]
Common Name: Two-eared Encyclia
Synonyms[]
- Encyclia diota ssps diota Dressler & Pollard 1974
- Encyclia insidiosa (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1920
- *Epidendrum diotum Lindl. 1843
- Epidendrum insidiosum Rchb. f. 1876