Stanhopea anfracta Rhyncholaelia and deep purple lips

and deep purple lips

tolerates lower humidity better than most orchids due to its terete leaves

creating a rewarding hybrid for intermediate to cool collections

000 meters above sea level and going up to 1

Stanhopea anfracta Rhyncholaelia and deep purple lipsA floriferous fragrant epiphyte from Ecuador, producing exceptionally dense pendulous racemes crowded with numerous flowers and buds open simultaneously, each bearing reflexed sepals and a prominent hypochile marked with two bold dark ocellate spots. It grows as a robust plant with large pleated leaves and pendulous inflorescences that emerge from the base of the pseudobulbs. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060% shade cloth; avoid harsh direct sun,