Epidendrum medusae Rhyncattleanthe Avoid harsh midday sun

Avoid harsh midday sun

Compact plants bloom successively

never allow standing water at the base

with densely hairy stems and small

Epidendrum medusae Rhyncattleanthe Avoid harsh midday sunAn iconic creeping epiphyte endemic to the cloud forests of Ecuador, bearing solitary flowers on short stems with oval, succulent textured, leathery leaves. The bloom displays broad, oval sepals and shorter petals alongside an extraordinarily large, globose, densely fringed lip with long, dramatic fringe like margins that dominate the flower entirely, making this one of the most distinctive and sought after species in the genus and a prized parent in