Pleurothallis maduroi Comparettia often fragrant flowers arranged closely

often fragrant flowers arranged closely together

a cool grower that requires consistently cool temperatures

filiform sepal tails that cascade downward in unison

fimbriate lip of intense dark purple-violet with a heavily verrucose texture — one of the most elaborate and dramatic lips in the genus

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Pleurothallis maduroi Comparettia often fragrant flowers arranged closelyA diminutive epiphyllous species native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing a solitary flower nestled in a depression on the surface of a large, glossy leaf. The broad, concave dorsal sepal curves forward like an open shell, sheltering a trilobed lip with a prominent column within a flower of intimate, recessed architecture, almost hidden within the leaf itself. Light: Bright indirect light with 5065% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can