Epidendrum pseudepidendrum

[Rosim_in_BR]

Very interesting species native of the Central America. The hard, waxy lip is a distinctive characteristic. It seems made of plastic to the touch! Too bad that it produces only a few flowers per inflorescence!

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[cb977]

This is a great one, Mauro!
I am constantly inspecting mine for signs of spikes...I just love when this one is blooming

Thanks for sharing yours

[Chubidubi]

I'm dying for this one!!!! Thanks for the pic Mauro.

[TikiGeorge]

Nice pic and plant Mauro! Any advice on culture? I have an Epicattleya Rene Marques x Epi. psuedepidendrum that tends to get discolored leaves(purply brown) and flowers with extremely reflexed petals. I grow it like all my catts. Any ideas?

[isurus79]

Very cool looking! It looks like its made of candy!! Is the smell sugary?? lol

[AboutOrchids]

I've had one for years that's a prolific bloomer. It can handle a good amount of shade, and still hold its flowers for months. My only difficulty is that the stems are long and pendulous, so the plant takes a lot of space.

[camille1585]

Even if it has only few blooms, it looks wonderful!

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by TikiGeorge

Nice pic and plant Mauro! Any advice on culture? I have an Epicattleya Rene Marques x Epi. psuedepidendrum that tends to get discolored leaves(purply brown) and flowers with extremely reflexed petals. I grow it like all my catts. Any ideas?

I bought this last year as a seedling. It was planted in a mix of bark and coconut fiber. I immediately changed to moss and clay pot. For the rest, Cattleya conditions are suitable (in my case, I grow it hanging to improve air movement around the pot). Take a look at the picture below. The new growth has grown and developed amazingly well.