I have recently become quite fascinated with Lepanthes, a very interesting large genus with ith about 700 species of strange looking flowers with neat colorations. I chose caprimulgus as my first Lepanthes because I love the stripes, and seeing it in bloom for the first time is very exciting!! I just bought it from Peru Flora back in April so it did not take long for it to adjust to its new life in my cool viv. I grow it mounted on EpiWeb under medium light, humid and as cool as I can. Currently that means 13 – 15 nights and 20 – 22 days over summer, but it will be kept cooler in the winter.
The flower is small, only about 0,5 cm on a small plant. It can be found in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru at altitudes of 1600-2330 meters. A climate I am trying to replicate her in my Swedish apartment. So far so good obviously. It comes with one flower at a time, but apparently there will be more successive flowers on the same inflorescence.
That is one neat Lepanthes. Sigh, the list of “to buy” keeps getting longer….
Thanks Christina. Yes… that infamous “must have” list is only growing, no matter how many new orchids I get. 😉