Reviewed public profile
Guatemalan Lepanthes 'Orange'
Lepanthes guatemalensis 'orange'
Miniature, cool-growing Lepanthes from humid montane forests in southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador (ca. 1350-1850 m). Epiphytic on mossy branches, forming tiny fans of leaves that carry successively produced orange-to-yellow flowers whose colour shifts with season and temperature. Ideal for cool-intermediate, very humid terraria with constant moisture and good air movement.
Open in BJURNY appGrowing profile
At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Size
- micro <4cm
- Humidity
- 70%–95%
Native context
Where it belongs
- Countries
- El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico
- Ecosystems
- Cloud forest, Moist forest, Wet forest
- Elevation
- Montane (1,000–2,000 m)
- Flowering
- Summer
About this plant
Miniature, cool-growing Lepanthes from humid montane forests in southern Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador (ca. 1350-1850 m). Epiphytic on mossy branches, forming tiny fans of leaves that carry successively produced orange-to-yellow flowers whose colour shifts with season and temperature. Ideal for cool-intermediate, very humid terraria with constant moisture and good air movement.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_ba80037d7dc040e6a82f