Maxillaria virguncula Columnea terete leaves with tiny flowers

terete leaves with tiny flowers emerging directly from the creeping rhizome

Best grown mounted on cork or in a basket with a coarse bark mix for excellent drainage and airflow

ornamental species with exceptional garden presence

The blooms are held gracefully above compact foliage and appear successively throughout the year

pendulous inflorescence with 12 to 20 large

Maxillaria virguncula Columnea terete leaves with tiny flowersAn epiphytic species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing solitary flowers on slender, erect peduncles with a hooded dorsal sepal curving forward, elongated and acutely pointed lateral sepals projecting outward and downward, short forward curving lateral petals, and a small lip nestled within. Its highly asymmetric, almost avian floral architecture gives it a uniquely expressive character among cool growing orchids. Light: Bright indirect