Mexican Orchid of the Month

Encyclia cordigera

Por | By Biól. Jesús Ángel Barajas Fragoso

April 07, 2026

From Mexico to South America, blooming between January and May makes its appearance this beauty. Encyclia from Greek έγκυκλέομαι encycleomai, girdle, to encircle, from the labellum encircling the column; cordigera from cor, cordis: heart, and from gero: to carry, from the heart- shaped labellum.

One of the orchids benefited by the Botanic Garden Fund to reproduce in our project: “Propagation of four Encyclia native to western Mexico”. At the beginning of 2024 the first seeds were sown in the in vitro Micropropagation Laboratory. Germination was successful, so more seeds have been sown and we currently have several flasks with seedlings (baby plants) for their early transfer to the greenhouse, thus helping their conservation.