Pleurothallis marthae xanthinum Polycycnis producing solitary flowers from the

producing solitary flowers from the surface of the broad

bilobed lip is a striking glossy purple-black — a bold contrast against the pale yellow-green petals and divergent lateral sepals

Stelis aperta

Light: Andreettaea perangusta appreciates bright

appearing on short spikes from the base of pseudobulbs

Pleurothallis marthae xanthinum Polycycnis producing solitary flowers from theA color form of the epiphyllous Pths. marthae, producing a compact glomerule of flowers clustered on the surface of a large, glossy, lanceolate leaf. The ovate, concave sepals are more openly spread than in the type, each with a small lip visible at the center the same distinctive head like inflorescence rendered in a uniformly pale, luminous tone. Light: Bright indirect light with 5065% shade cloth; avoid direct sun, which can scorch the broad,