Pleurothallis tiarata Beallara Encyclia xerophytica

Encyclia xerophytica

while the compact trilobed lip features a narrow frontal lobe and a clearly visible anther cap at the column tip

with elongated petals curving into slender filifom tails — one of the most architecturally striking blooms in the genus

Mist regularly or use a humidity tray if indoors

Pleurothallis tiarata Beallara Encyclia xerophyticaA small epiphyte endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing flowers directly on the surface of a long, terete leaf. The large, membranous, pale yellow green sepals form a distinctive double globose structure a broad hooded dorsal sepal over connate lateral sepals centered by a small but striking dark purple black spot on the lip that punctuates the translucent bloom with precision. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid