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Encyclia guatemalensis is a plant in the genus Encyclia.
Description[]
Plant blooms from spring to summer with several 3 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the oak and deciduous forest of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua at elevations of 330 meters
Culture[]
Plants grow in intermediate to 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: The Guatemalan Encyclia
Synonyms[]
- Epidendrum dickinsonianum Withner 1970
- Encyclia dickinsoniana (Withner) Hamer, 1985