Lepanthes tracheia Catanoches The blooms are held on

The blooms are held on sturdy stems and display the best qualities of both parents

as stagnant

dark stems and lateral branches that give it an airy

fleshy leaves dwarf the tiny globose bloom that emerges on a slender erect peduncle from between them — a deep black-purple sphere

greenish-yellow flowers

Lepanthes tracheia Catanoches The blooms are held onA floriferous miniature species native to Ecuador. It produces successive flowers on slender ramicauls, each displaying sharply triangular sepals, distinctly fringed petals, and a prominent bilobed labellum. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can scorch the delicate foliage. Temperature: 5572F (1322C); an Intermediate grower that benefits from good air circulation and stable temperatures. Humidity: 7590%;