Maxillaria purpureolabia Monolena immediately recognizable by its terete

immediately recognizable by its terete

The broadly spreading lateral sepals are deep burgundy-purple with a striking central silver-cream band and finely ciliate margins — an elegant

A miniature epiphyte native to Ecuador

Benefits from a moss pole or support structure to encourage climbing and proper leaf development

While adaptable to average indoor humidity

Maxillaria purpureolabia Monolena immediately recognizable by its tereteA robust and architecturally striking species from the cloud forests of South America, forming upright, fan like growths without prominent pseudobulbs. Flowers are produced in dense terminal clusters at the apex of the stems, with narrow, spreading tepals and a small, rounded, deeply pigmented lip an unusual and eye catching inflorescence structure rarely seen in the genus. Light: Bright indirect light with 4060% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which