Epidendrum gnomoides Cyrtidiorchis Avoid harsh midday sun

Avoid harsh midday sun

Allow good drainage and air circulation around roots between waterings

allowing the top layer of the substrate (about 50%) to dry out between waterings

or a mix designed for small epiphytes

Dracuvallia Alicia Stiles

Epidendrum gnomoides Cyrtidiorchis Avoid harsh midday sunA branching sympodial orchid from the Andean cloud forests of South America, with slender, knotted stems, broad glossy ovate leaves, and waxy flowers emerging from the nodes between the leaves. Each flower features broad ovate sepals, rounded petals, and a trilobed lip with wide lateral lobes and a broad emarginate central lobe. Light: Bright indirect light with 5060% shade cloth; avoid direct midday sun, which can scorch the broad foliage.