{"id":2148,"date":"2026-05-04T18:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dipozo-8567.wpwebhive.de\/?page_id=2148"},"modified":"2026-06-03T14:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:06:38","slug":"gattungen-chloraea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/gattungen-chloraea\/","title":{"rendered":"Chloraea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Distribution:
<\/strong>The genus contains approximately 52 species. It is distributed in South America. Most species are found in the temperate or Mediterranean climates of Chile and Argentina, in coastal regions near or within the Andes Mountains.

Plant Description:
<\/strong>Robust plants with turnip-shaped tubers similar to Spiranthes. Inflorescences 30 to 100 cm tall. Leaf rosette transitions into the inflorescence. Usually large, decorative flowers. Solitary, loosely flowered, or many-flowered. Spurless. Lip or petals often papillose. Chloraea differs from Gavilea in its more compact flower shape with a usually prominent lip.

Cultivation:
<\/strong>Cultivation ranges from easy to difficult. Mediterranean plants require a summer dormancy and survive as turnip-shaped tubers. Leaves appear in late summer or even autumn. Temperate species with winter dormancy produce leaves in spring. Andean mountain plants bloom with the snowmelt. These plants flower in spring or summer. Mediterranean plants prefer sunny locations. Many temperate species thrive in partial shade. Frost hardiness varies between species, ranging from -5\u00b0C (Mediterranean species) to -18\u00b0C (mountain plants). For Mediterranean species, watering is reduced once flowers appear and eventually stopped entirely once the plants go dormant. Occasional light watering during dormancy prevents the tubers from drying out. Small plants and seedlings also receive some water during the summer.
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Recommended soil mixtures:
<\/strong>The soils in their natural habitat are often volcanic and fertile. A suitable substrate is 50% wood fiber mixed with 50% commercial potting soil or mineral soil (80-90%), depending on availability. Volcanic substrate, Seramis, or pumice with 10-20% organic matter can also be used. Wood fiber mixed with TKS1, Floraton 3, or similar propagation substrates is also beneficial. The substrate must be well-draining with a pH of approximately 5 to 6. Regular fertilization is necessary for rapid growth.

Recommended reading:<\/strong> Novoa, P., J. Espejo, D. Alarc\u00f3n, M. Cisternas & E. Dom\u00ednguez.<\/strong> 2015. Field Guide to Chilean Orchids. Second edition<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"trp-custom-language-flag":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/author\/tebabus_1o8d93o3\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2148"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2873,"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2148\/revisions\/2873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myorchids.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}