Product information "Platystele portillae"
Name: | Platystele misasiana, P.Ortiz 1981 |
Synonyms: | not known |
Etymology: | portillae = Portilla family in Cuenca, Ecuador, operator of the Ecuagenera company |
Propagation: | seed, division |
Origin: | Ecuador |
Habitat: | epiphytic on thin mossy branches in cloud forest in Zamora-Chinchipe province at altitudes around 1800 meters |
Notes: | Pleurothallis portillae grows very densely, and quickly produces numerous flower stalks up to 8cm long. The numerous flowers are light yellow to orange with accentuated lip and about 5-6mm in size. This species grows very vigorously, and quickly forms dense bushes, is excellent as a terrarium plant. |