Zygopetalum sellowii - Zygo Orchid autumn Use a soil mix that

Use a soil mix that drains well but retains moisture will work well here

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Zygopetalum sellowii - Zygo Orchid autumn Use a soil mix thatThis species of Zygopetalum orchid (or Zygo orchid for short) has distinctive flowers with green, white and purple colours. Each flower has a delicate purple and white petal at its base, which acts as a kind of 'landing pad' for pollinating insects in the wild, and a fan of bright green petals speckled with maroon purple towards the centre encircling the centre. Their long, mid green leaves grow to almost the same height as the flower spikes and