Epidendrum laceratum Litchi hirtzii produces charming flowers with

hirtzii produces charming flowers with the characteristic triangular Masdevallia form — fused sepals tapering into delicate elongated tails — that reward attentive growers with successive flushes throughout the year

or in small pots with fine-grade bark mix or sphagnum moss for optimal drainage

This cultivar is highly sought after for its architectural foliage and robust growth habit

resulting in blooms with a sharply erect acuminate dorsal sepal

Epidendrum laceratum Litchi hirtzii produces charming flowers withA miniature creeping epiphyte from the Andean cloud forests of South America, forming compact clusters of short stems densely covered with narrow, cylindrical, succulent textured leaves. Tiny star shaped flowers emerge from the stem tips, each displaying broad, rounded, evenly spreading sepals and petals alongside a small lip with a punctiform yellow green callus at its center. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060% shade cloth; the succulent