Pleurothallis marthae xanthinum Polycycnis bilobed lip is a striking

bilobed lip is a striking glossy purple-black — a bold contrast against the pale yellow-green petals and divergent lateral sepals

Light: Andreettaea perangusta appreciates bright

cloud forest conditions of its native habitat and rewards attentive growers with charming

producing solitary flowers from the surface of the broad

appearing on short spikes from the base of pseudobulbs

Pleurothallis marthae xanthinum Polycycnis bilobed lip is a strikingA color form of the epiphyllous Pths. marthae, producing a compact glomerule of flowers clustered on the surface of a large, glossy, lanceolate leaf. The ovate, concave sepals are more openly spread than in the type, each with a small lip visible at the center the same distinctive head like inflorescence rendered in a uniformly pale, luminous tone. Light: Bright indirect light with 5065% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can scorch the broad,