This is a newly discovered species from Colombia. It grows easily in intermediate conditions - purportedly it can grow warm, but my conditions are on the cool side and it does great there, too.
I love the huge flowers (relative to the tiny plant). If this were a full-sized cattleya, the blooms would be 18-24" across! Of course, then it wouldn't fit in my terrarium.
The plant blooms off and on all year, with blooms coming sequentially one at a time on each inflorescence. I got mine from Orqideas del Valle (http://www.orquivalle.com). They also sell little glass "bubbles" that are great for growing a single Lepanthes in normal household conditions. This species is ideal for bubble growing.
A friend referred to this as the "Satellite Dish Orchid."
Also available from:
http://www.ecuagenera.com
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