Epidendrum goodspeedianum Cattleya three-lobed lip with a smooth

three-lobed lip with a smooth

Its name highlights its most unique feature: the rugose (wrinkled or ridged) petioles (leaf stems)

Water when the top inch of soil feels slightly dry

Watering: It is crucial to maintain a consistently moist substrate without waterlogging

A classic slipper orchid from the cloud forests of northeastern India and Myanmar

Epidendrum goodspeedianum Cattleya three-lobed lip with a smoothA reed stem orchid native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing long, arching spikes with a distinctively dense, pubescent rachis and well spaced small flowers with lanceolate spreading sepals, narrow petals, and a small cucullate lip with fringed margins. The hairy, velvety inflorescence texture is highly unusual within the genus and makes it an immediately recognizable collector's species. Light: Bright indirect light with 5060% shade cloth;