Lepanthes estrellensis Cyrtochilum hinged lip at the center

hinged lip at the center

meaning it naturally grows in the ground

A striking red form of a species native to the cloud forests of South America

Best grown mounted on cork or in a well-draining bark-based mix

in a pot sized to the root system

Lepanthes estrellensis Cyrtochilum hinged lip at the centerA highly ornamental and floriferous species from the cloud forests of Central America. It forms a dense clump of large orbicular ovate leaves with a finely papillose iridescent surface on striking dark stems, and produces multiple pectinate racemes on long peduncles with successive small flowers bearing translucent triangular sepals, bilobed petals, and a contrasting bilobed labellum with a yellow column at the center. Light: Bright indirect light