Epidendrum megagastrium Brasiliorchis This hybrid

This hybrid

Its dark green surface is striking

as its fleshy roots need constant hydration without becoming waterlogged

celebrated for its flat

often red or orange

Epidendrum megagastrium Brasiliorchis This hybridA reed stem epiphyte from the Andean cloud forests of South America, bearing few flowered racemes of small, star shaped blooms on upright cane stems with broad, oval, leathery leaves. The flowers display narrow, acuminate, horizontally spreading sepals and petals alongside a small lip with a prominent yellow callus at its center. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060% shade cloth; avoid direct midday sun to prevent stress on the broad, leathery