Restrepia cuprea 'Eichenfels'

Restrepia cuprea 'Eichenfels', originally uploaded by Duane McDowell.

Nice big flowers (about 1 1/2") on a 4" plant. I love the rich coppery color in the fused sepals.
It blooms off and on all year.
I grow this at the greenhouse at the University, which is a little warmer than would be optimal. To make up for the excess heat, I grow it in a clay pot which I have tucked inside another clay pot. I have sphagnum moss in between the two, which keeps the roots of the plant nice and cool. It seems to work quite well.
I set a pod on this recently, but I didn't harvest it in time - it split in 35 days; lots of seed... I'll have to remake the cross.