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Volador Lepanthes
Lepanthes volador
A Colombian cloud-forest Lepanthes from around 1800-2200 m, known for its intricately shaped red-orange flowers with delicate tails. Plants form miniature clumps and bloom successively over long periods. Requires cool-intermediate temperatures, very high humidity, deep shade and continuously moist moss or fine bark.
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At a glance
- Plant type
- orchid
- Size
- mini 4–8cm
- Light
- Shade
- Humidity
- 80%–100%
Native context
Where it belongs
- Countries
- Colombia
- Ecosystems
- Cloud forest, Wet forest
- Elevation
- Montane (1,000–2,000 m)
- Flowering
- Year-round
About this plant
A Colombian cloud-forest Lepanthes from around 1800-2200 m, known for its intricately shaped red-orange flowers with delicate tails. Plants form miniature clumps and bloom successively over long periods. Requires cool-intermediate temperatures, very high humidity, deep shade and continuously moist moss or fine bark.
Stable BJURNY record: tx_0e090edbe6184502b4e5