Maxillaria purpureolabia Monolena pendulous inflorescence with 12 to

pendulous inflorescence with 12 to 20 large

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

creating a tightly packed floral display that emerges in succession and persists over an extended blooming period

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

Maxillaria purpureolabia Monolena pendulous inflorescence with 12 toA 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