Pleurothallis tiarata Beallara displaying broad translucent sepals forming

displaying broad translucent sepals forming an open cup around a prominent globose labellum with outswept contrasting petals

Encyclia xerophytica

rounded sepals and a smooth

the terete leaves store moisture

direct midday sunlight to prevent leaf scorch

Pleurothallis tiarata Beallara displaying broad translucent sepals formingA small epiphyte endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing flowers directly on the surface of a long, terete leaf. The large, membranous, pale yellow green sepals form a distinctive double globose structure a broad hooded dorsal sepal over connate lateral sepals centered by a small but striking dark purple black spot on the lip that punctuates the translucent bloom with precision. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid