Restrepia dodsonii (Big) Caladium The hooded flowers on dark

The hooded flowers on dark pedicels are best appreciated up close

this is the type form of the species — the original reference collection from which the species was described

heart-shaped leaves with deeply impressed venation creating a distinctive ribbed texture

floriferous spikes

Restrepia dodsonii (Big) Caladium The hooded flowers on darkA large, well established division of this creeping epiphyte from the cloud forests of Ecuador, with dense, interlacing stems bearing glossy, ovate leaves. The slender flowers display a narrow, elongated synsepal with fine, dense maculacin and thread like antennal petals with long, dark filiform tails produced successively from the leaf axils. Light: Moderate indirect light with 6070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can stress the glossy foliage.