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Encyclia pollardiana

Encyclia pollardiana

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Encyclia
Species: Encycl. pollardiana
Alliance:
Binomial name
Encyclia pollardiana
(Withner) Dressler & G.E. Pollard 1971


Encyclia pollardiana is a plant in the genus Encyclia.

Description[]

Plant blooms in the spring with several flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in Mexico in the states of Nayarit, Jalisco and Michoacan at elevations of 1400 meters

Culture[]

Plants grow in cool 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: Pollard's Encyclia


Synonyms[]

  1. Epidendrum pollardianum Withner 1970
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