Stanhopea maculosa Mediocalcar The blooms display very dark

The blooms display very dark

a characteristic that can aid in propagation

and both benefit from a slight reduction during the coolest months

Water frequently with good drainage to avoid stagnation

Stanhopea maculosa Mediocalcar The blooms display very darkA fragrant epiphyte from the cloud forests of Central America, producing an exceptionally short, compact inflorescence that emerges almost flush with the growing medium and bears tightly clustered flowers with a bold, prominently spotted golden orange hypochile a strikingly different habit from the long pendulous racemes typical of the genus. It grows as a robust plant with large pleated leaves well suited to basket culture. Light: Bright indirect