General Plant Information (Edit)
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 inches to 18 inches or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Other: Lime-green petals and sepals with maroon-purple lip with spots and stripes.
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Underground structures: Bulb
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: Division of Pseudobulbs
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic
Endangered: Threatened in the state of Florida.
Awards and Recognitions: Other: National Flower of Belize

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Common names
  • Cockle-Shell Orchid
  • Black Orchid
  • Clamshell Orchid
  • Green Squid Orchid
  • Orchid
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Prosthechea cochleata
  • Synonym: Anacheilium cochleatum
  • Synonym: Encyclia cochleata

Photo Gallery
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2019-06-08
Location: Monte Verde, Costa Rica | Old Photo
Date: 2022-12-21
Location: My home, near Lincoln UK.
Date: 2008-04-05
Formerly called Encyclia cochleata.  I've had this for years, it'
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2019-06-07
Location: greenhouse at oldfields
Date: 2019-08-01
Location: Utrecht Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-10-09
Location: Kew Gardens, London, UK.
Date: 2022-08-31
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Location: Belize Botanical Garden
Date: February, 2004
Uploaded by Ted5310
Location: greenhouse at oldfields
Date: 2019-08-01
Uploaded by Ted5310
Uploaded by Ursula
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2009-04-04
Location: Palm Sunday Orchid Show, MI
Date: 2009-04-04
Uploaded by Ted5310
Uploaded by Ted5310
Location: University of South Florida Botanical Garden
Date: 2017-04-13

photo credit: Orchi

photo credit: orchidgalore
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