Epidendrum purpurascens Focke 1851Photo temporarily not available

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Common Name The All Purple Epidendrum

Flower Size 2 5/8" [6.5 cm]

Found in Costa Rica south to Northern South America at elevations of 200 to 500 meters as a small sized, hot growing epiphyte with ovoid, sulcate pseudobulbs subtended by several scarious sheaths and carrying a single, apical, elliptical leaf that is conduplicate into the apex of the pseudbulb, this is a easy grower in warm to hot environments, potted, medium shade and even water and fertilizer year round. It has an interesting habit of putting out keikis on top of keikis and it is easy to have 4 generations on succeeding inflorescence. Flowering occurs throught the spring and summer on a terminal, erect, 10" [25 cm] long, few flowered racemose inflorescence arising on a newly forming psuedobulb and the flowers are fragrant and longlasting.