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Brassavola nodosa
Lady of the night orchid · Lady of the night
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
5–6
Hardiness
Zone 9–11
Click count
42
Observations
75
Description
Source: leafsnapBrassavola nodosa is a small, tough species of orchid native to Mexico (from Tamaulipas south to Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula), Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana and French Guiana). It is also known as "lady of the night" orchid due to its citrus and gardenia-like fragrance which begins in the early evening. It has been widely hybridized and cultivated for its showy flowers and pleasing scent.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-6
Soil pH: 5-6
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Brassavola
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 49 cm
- Mature Spread
- 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 10.16 cm to 12.70 cm
- Bloom Time
- Fall, Winter
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- Late winter, Spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Native Area
- Colombia, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Venezuela, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama
Tags (7)
Common Names (2)
en Lady of the night orchid
en Lady of the night