Zootrophion dayanum 'Gigi' (Big) Benzingia producing successive small flowers on

producing successive small flowers on slender

Many growers prefer mounting this orchid or using a moisture-retentive mix like sphagnum moss

producing dozens of small flowers simultaneously on short ramicauls at foliage level

The magnificent

Watering: Water thoroughly when top inch of soil approaches dryness

Zootrophion dayanum 'Gigi' (Big) Benzingia producing successive small flowers onA large, well established division of this selected cultivar from the cloud forests of Ecuador, forming voluminous, multi growth clumps with large, thick, intensely glossy ovate leaves. The pendant flowers are among the most architecturally imposing in the genus: large, strongly ribbed ellipsoid structures with dense papillose texture and a prominent lateral aperture revealing a contrasting interior produced directly from the pseudobulb base in a