Epidendrum madsenii Polypodium forward-curving sepaline lobes with bold

forward-curving sepaline lobes with bold corrugated longitudinal ridges — an unusually sculptural form for the genus

blood-red tones that make this species one of the most visually dramatic in the genus

and a large trilobed lip with deeply fringed margins and contrasting spotted markings at the center

Phragmipedium Schroderae Culture:

Barbosella orbicularis Culture:

Epidendrum madsenii Polypodium forward-curving sepaline lobes with boldA reed stem epiphyte endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing few flowered racemes of elegantly star shaped blooms on upright stems. The flowers display narrow, elongated, acuminate sepals and petals spreading widely in a broad star formation, alongside a small, three lobed lip with upward curving lateral lobes and an apiculate central lobe. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060% shade cloth; avoid direct midday sun to prevent stress on the