Pleurothallis lilijae Microchilus The robust

The robust

and a complex dark labellum with contrasting central petals

as cool growers are sensitive to dehydration at the roots

The species name "fulvescens" refers to the tawny or yellowish-brown tones

Pleurothallis lilijae Microchilus The robustA botanical rarity native to the cloud forests of Ecuador with a striking epiphyllous habit: a single flower emerges from the surface of a large, ovate leaf with dark striped venation. A tall, densely hairy dorsal sepal rises vertically above a prominent, papillose globose lip, flanked by small downward curving lateral sepals a sculptural composition of exceptional singularity within the genus. Light: Bright indirect light with 5065% shade cloth;