Maxillaria virguncula Columnea a warm grower that thrives

a warm grower that thrives in stable warm to hot conditions year-round

This remarkable species produces large

clumping mats of narrow

Best grown mounted on cork or in a basket with a coarse bark mix for excellent drainage and airflow

using a pebble tray

Maxillaria virguncula Columnea a warm grower that thrivesAn epiphytic species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing solitary flowers on slender, erect peduncles with a hooded dorsal sepal curving forward, elongated and acutely pointed lateral sepals projecting outward and downward, short forward curving lateral petals, and a small lip nestled within. Its highly asymmetric, almost avian floral architecture gives it a uniquely expressive character among cool growing orchids. Light: Bright indirect