Lepanthes estrellensis Cyrtochilum Best grown mounted on cork

Best grown mounted on cork or in a well-draining bark-based mix

ready to pot or mount upon arrival

Ideal range between 18-24°C (65-75°F) year-round

A striking red form of a species native to the cloud forests of South America

Lepanthes estrellensis Cyrtochilum Best grown mounted on corkA highly ornamental and floriferous species from the cloud forests of Central America. It forms a dense clump of large orbicular ovate leaves with a finely papillose iridescent surface on striking dark stems, and produces multiple pectinate racemes on long peduncles with successive small flowers bearing translucent triangular sepals, bilobed petals, and a contrasting bilobed labellum with a yellow column at the center. Light: Bright indirect light