Stanhopea wardii Maxillaria Humidity: High humidity is critical

Humidity: High humidity is critical

Thrives in a coarse bark mix or unglazed clay pot that promotes rapid drying between waterings

best grown mounted or in a small pot with fine bark to allow the roots to dry slightly between waterings

ayabacana × Masd

Stanhopea wardii Maxillaria Humidity: High humidity is criticalA fragrant epiphyte from the cloud forests of Central America and northern South America, instantly recognizable by its two bold, jet black ocellate spots on the hypochile one of the most iconic diagnostic features in the genus set against densely spotted, golden yellow sepals and undulating, twisted petals. It grows as a robust plant with large pleated leaves and pendulous inflorescences that emerge from the base of the pseudobulbs. Light: Bright