An incredibly beautiful Lepanthes and a strong grower in my collection. It has been blooming continually since early summer and is still going showing no signs of slowing down. Flowers measure about 3 mm and the name refers to the reflexed dorsal sepal. I love the shape, severe and graceful all at once. The leaves are beautiful as well. This species really has it all, everything that makes Lepanthes great. See the cool illustration on Epidendras website. It is a miniature cool grower from Costa Rica where it grows at an elevation of about 2 700 – 2 900 meters. I grow it mounted on a tree branch in the cool vivarium, medium light, high humidity and wet but with very good air cirkulation. You can see the flowers swaying in the breeze, very meditative.
Lepanthes reflexa Luer & Hermans, Lindleyana 10: 167 (1995). This name is a synonym.
Accepted Name: Lepanthes costaricensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 22 (1923).
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Flowers are the best present we can get :)….Few years ago i got “Lepanthes Reflexa” from a Colleague for present,since then i am in love with this flower :)….Special and beautiful….Greeting from Germany 😀
Greetings back from Sweden! 🙂 Thank you!
Lovely structure
I agree. Thank you! 🙂
Wow, it comes from quite high elevation. Good on you for growing it so well 🙂
Thanks Jacob! I think I figured out just how this one likes it because it is blooming like mad! Cool, breezy and pretty bright, very humid and wet, but not too wet. I adore the shape!!
Love this new look !!! Oh so clean and stylish!!!
I agree, thank you! One of my favorite Lepanthes, the shape is so exquisite.
What a beautiful flower and wonderful blog! I love the very small Lepanthes and I have grown two: saltatrix and calodictyon, the former which I have been able to get to bloom. However, despite decent circulation, both plants succumbed suddenly to rot after a few months. You mentioned using H2O2 in your fogger system to prevent fungus and I was wondering if I could emulate that. So do I use 1 part 3% H2O2 diluted in 2 parts water sprayed onto the plants directly? I was just unsure how these delicate pleurothallids would fare. Thanks!
Sorry to hear about your problems. Priority one, look over your circulation. Are there dead spots perhaps? Do you need more or stronger fans? My orchids are gently bobbing in the breeze, I believe in plenty of air movement. Try the H2O2, but do a test on one or a few plants before applying to then all to be safe. I have never had a problem with using 3 % H2O2 my Pleurothallids (be very careful with other fungicides such as Physan though!!), and Lepanthes seem to be very hardy compared to most others. Good luck!