Lepanthes tortilis Hybrid with significant night drop

with significant night drop

pubescent flowers that emerge directly from the leaf surface with an erect acuminate dorsal sepal and spreading laterals in warm amber-brown tones

The flowers are usually small and can vary in color depending on the form

giving rise to star-shaped

Best grown in a well-draining bark-based mix in a small to medium pot

Lepanthes tortilis Hybrid with significant night dropA floriferous miniature species native to Ecuador. It grows a large elliptic leaf with a finely papillose iridescent surface, and produces dense pectinate racemes directly over the leaf with multiple simultaneous flowers and buds, each with tiny triangular sepals and contrasting bilobed petals at the center. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can damage the iridescent foliage. Temperature: 5572F (1322C); an