Maxillaria fraudulenta Clarisia blooming successively throughout the year

blooming successively throughout the year with proper care

globose clusters of tiny flowers emerge directly from the stem nodes at multiple points along the stem

concave dorsal sepal curves forward like an open shell

square-rounded dorsal sepal sits upright above a concave ovate synsepalum with fine longitudinal striping on an ochre-tan ground

Maxillaria fraudulenta Clarisia blooming successively throughout the yearA floriferous epiphyte from the Andean cloud forests, forming compact clusters of small pseudobulbs with erect, lanceolate leaves. It produces an impressive flush of small flowers simultaneously from the base, each with a cucullate dorsal sepal, spreading lateral sepals, and a lip with distinctly fimbriate lateral lobes. Light: Bright indirect light with 5070% shade cloth; avoid direct sun exposure. Temperature: 5068F (1020C); an intermediate cool