Maxillaria irrorata Dioscorea well-draining media or slatted baskets

well-draining media or slatted baskets

Watering: The plant needs to be kept consistently moist during the active growing season

It has slender

an intermediate to cool grower that benefits from distinct day-to-night temperature drops to initiate blooming

Maxillaria irrorata Dioscorea well-draining media or slatted basketsAn elegant cool growing epiphyte native to Ecuador, producing multiple flowers simultaneously on erect scapes among lanceolate leaves. The broad, rounded sepals and petals display a striking bicolor pattern of white with bold reddish fuchsia streaking, while the trilobed golden yellow lip features inrolled lateral lobes with rich reddish markings. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun exposure. Temperature: 4565F