Encyclia cyanocolumna (Ames, F.T. Hubb. & C. Schweinf.) Dressler 1961 Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

Inflorescence and Flowers Photo courtesy of Weyman Bussey

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Common Name The Encyclia With The Purple Column

Flower Size 3/4" [1.5 cm]

Endemic to Mexico as a warm to cool growing, miniature, epiphyte occurs in oak forests at elevatons of 1500 to 2000 meters and blooms in the spring and early summer with a branching, 1 1/2" to 12 " [4 to 30 cm] long, slightly fractiflex, 5 to many flowered inflorescence. It grows mounted on cork or treefern or potted in chopped treefern chunks with semi-shade, good air movement and watering while growing and a lessiening when resting.

Synonyms *Epidendrum cyanocolumna Ames, F.T. Hubb. & C. Schweinf. 1934; Oestlundia cyanocolumna (Ames, F.T. Hubb. & C. Schweinf.) W.E. Higgins 2001