Lepanthes nutanticaulis Aphelandra The blooms feature small

The blooms feature small

It produces a profusion of simultaneous star-shaped flowers on slender scapes

and a semi-velvety surface — already expressing the pendulous habit this species is celebrated for

making for a striking display

The lip is deeply cupped with a rich

Lepanthes nutanticaulis Aphelandra The blooms feature smallA distinctive miniature species from the cloud forests of the Caribbean, featuring pendulous, lanceolate leaves with a striking silvery iridescent surface. The flowers emerge from the leaf axil and display three broad, ovate sepals forming a neat, compact star, with a well defined contrasting labellum and petals at the center borne on a characteristically nodding, arching rachis that gives the species its name. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060%