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Pleurothallis grobyi "micro"
Pleurothallis grobyi
Variation of Pleurothallis grobii, only half of the size. Pleurothallis grobyi is an absolutely fantastic and very easy orchid species to grow in a terrarium. This species is tolerant of many conditions within a terrarium and blooms quite regularly. The grobyi micro has leaves that stay in the 3-5cm range typically. Under high light the leaves get a beautiful purple hue to them. This species flowers on an apical racemose that will be 4-8cm long typically with up to a dozen bright yellow flowers on each. Typically once the plant begins to flower it will send up many racemosus and create a stunning show in your terrarium! This species does best when mounted epiphytically and misted regularly.
Growing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Typical size
- micro <4cm
- Light
- Bright Indirect
- Humidity
- 70–90%
- Watering
- Regularly, dry in between watering
- Climate
- Tropical Forest
Native context
Distribution and habitat
- Countries
- Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
- Elevation
- Lowland (0–500 m), Submontane (500–1,000 m), Montane (1,000–2,000 m), Subalpine (2,000–3,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
Derived growing context
Climate range
- Temperature profile
- Cool → Hot
- Mean temperature
- 11–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 14–29 °C
- Night temperature
- 7–22 °C
- Summer mean
- 20–22 °C
- Winter mean
- 14–17 °C
- Temperature span
- 22 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Adaptability
- Moderately adaptable
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- Belize
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Peru
- Suriname
- Venezuela
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Habitat-specific growing context
Rainforest
Consistently wet; high humidity
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Very humid
- Elevation
- Lowland, Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 22–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 25–28 °C
- Night temperature
- 19–22 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Cloud forest
Montane + saturated air; frequent fog/condensation
- Latitude
- Tropical
- Moisture
- Very humid
- Elevation
- Montane, Subalpine
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 11–17 °C
- Day temperature
- 14–20 °C
- Night temperature
- 8–14 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3 °C
Wet forest
Very humid forest; frequent wetness
- Latitude
- Subtropical, Tropical
- Moisture
- Humid, Very humid
- Elevation
- Lowland, Montane, Subalpine, Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 11–25 °C
- Day temperature
- 14–29 °C
- Night temperature
- 7–22 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 3–8 °C
Moist forest
Moderately humid forest
- Latitude
- Subtropical
- Moisture
- Humid
- Elevation
- Lowland, Montane, Submont
- Seasonality
- Aseasonal
- Mean temperature
- 13–21 °C
- Day temperature
- 17–25 °C
- Night temperature
- 10–18 °C
- Annual temperature swing
- 8 °C
Seasonal context
- Very small annual temperature swing; fairly consistent through the year
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