Maxillaria encyclioides Maranta bold purple-banded lateral sepals

bold purple-banded lateral sepals

fully open flowers featuring broad ovate sepals

full-faced flowers with broad

heavily textured

Maxillaria encyclioides Maranta bold purple-banded lateral sepalsA floriferous epiphyte native to Ecuador, forming dense fans of lanceolate leaves and producing multiple small flowers simultaneously on short scapes. Each bloom features spreading lanceolate sepals and petals with a cucullate dorsal sepal and a small lip with a distinctive dark central mark. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060% shade cloth; avoid direct sun exposure. Temperature: 5878F (1426C); an intermediate warm grower that thrives with stable