Product information "Lepanthes ligiae"
Name: | Lepanthes ligiae, Luer & R. Escobar 1991 |
Synonyms: | not known |
Etymology: | ligiae = Ligia Posada, Colombian, wife of Juan Felipe Posada, President of the Colombian Orchid Society at time of discovery |
Propagation: | from seed |
Origin: | Colombia |
Habitat: | epiphytic on mossy branches and twigs in cloud forests at altitudes of 1500 to 2600 meters |
Notes: | The 5-6mm large, yellow flowers are found on the underside of the leaves. There is usually only one flower open at a time, but since the flowers open one after the other, he flowering time is very long. |