Pleurothallis troglodytes Oeoniella Pure water or rainwater preferred

Pure water or rainwater preferred over tap water

while simultaneously producing multiple small flowers with elongated sepals and contrasting petals from each leaf

porcelain-smooth flowers on upright ramicauls

A dark-flowered selection of Masd

tubular blooms give it an unmistakable silhouette that sets it apart from broader-flowered Masdevallias

Pleurothallis troglodytes Oeoniella Pure water or rainwater preferredA small epiphyte endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador, where the flower hides deep within the groove of the large, arching leaf true to its name. Up close, an elongated orange yellow striped tube rises above a broad, bilobed lateral sepal formation in vivid iridescent red magenta, densely fringed at every margin one of the most elaborate flowers in the genus. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun exposure.