Gongora pardina Rhyncholaelia hooded flowers that are usually

hooded flowers that are usually yellow with a brown or purple lip

stout pseudobulbs that yield prominent

Temperature: To mimic its tropical rainforest origin

as the plant lacks pseudobulbs for water storage

Gongora pardina Rhyncholaelia hooded flowers that are usuallyA species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing pendulous racemes of fragrant, waxy flowers with spotted, spreading sepals and a sculptural, clawed lip. The ribbed, ovoid pseudobulbs bear broad, pleated leaves with prominent venation. Light: Bright indirect light with 5060% shade cloth; avoid direct midday sun, which can scorch the pleated leaves. Temperature: 5977F (1525C); intermediate warm grower with good tolerance for warm days