Psychilis correllii
Thicket Butterfly Orchid
Psychilis bifida
(Aubl.) Sauleda Species
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- Botanical name
- Psychilis bifida
- Also known as
- Thicket Butterfly Orchid
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Psychilis
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Thicket Butterfly Orchid
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.
Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Psychilis bifida but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Encyclia bifida
Encyclia bifida
Encyclia ekmanii
Encyclia papilionacea
Epidendrum bifidum
Epidendrum bifidum
Epidendrum brittonianum
Epidendrum ekmanii
Epidendrum papilionaceum
Epidendrum papilionaceum var. grandiflorum
Psychilis amena
Others in Psychilis
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