Lepanthes teretipetala Phragmipedium Never allow the potting medium

Never allow the potting medium to dry out completely

curving filiform tails

a characteristic adaptation for pollination by fungus gnats

Tolerates average household humidity

slender leaves featuring elegant purple or brown spotting

Lepanthes teretipetala Phragmipedium Never allow the potting mediumA robust epiphyte native to the cloud forests of the Caribbean, producing successive flowers directly on the leaf rachis of large, glossy elliptic leaves. The blooms are distinguished by their terete, cylindrical petals a rare trait within the genus paired with ovate lanceolate sepals bearing elongated, curving filiform tails. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can scorch the broad foliage. Temperature: 5272F