Maxillaria neophylla Amorphophallus Best grown mounted on cork

Best grown mounted on cork or in a small net pot with fine sphagnum moss or bark mix

featuring flowers up to 9 inches (15 to 20 cm) long due to their elongated lateral sepals

A marked day-night differential promotes vigorous growth and repeat blooming

broad rounded petallary lobes

with a single apical leaf

Maxillaria neophylla Amorphophallus Best grown mounted on corkA compact species from the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing solitary flowers on short scapes from the base of the pseudobulbs. The blooms are star shaped with broad, spreading tepals heavily suffused and veined in deep wine tones, and a prominent, rounded lip with a vivid yellow callus at the center. Light: Bright indirect light with 5060% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can scorch the upright, strap like foliage. Temperature: 5779F (1426C);