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Cockleshell Orchid

Prosthechea cochleata

  • Grows indoors
Cockleshell Orchid (Prosthechea cochleata)

Photo: D. Joshua Zampini · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

plum, lime

What actually matters with this one

It carries flowers upside down, and one spike can open in succession for months. Very forgiving of neglect.

How to grow it

Light
part shade
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Indoors
Height
45 cm
Flowers
Almost all year
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.