Porroglossum lycinum Species star-shaped flowers arranged along wiry

star-shaped flowers arranged along wiry

star-like silhouette

arching inflorescences with boldly patterned flowers

strongly recurved sepals and petals bear dark blotches on a yellow-green ground

Porroglossum lycinum Species star-shaped flowers arranged along wiryA compact cool growing epiphytic orchid from the Andean cloud forests of South America, producing slender erect scapes from a dense rosette of small leaves. Each flower features elongated lateral sepals curving sharply downward with dark filiform tails, a hooded dorsal sepal arching forward, and a hinged motile labellum the sensitive trap mechanism unique to the genus, giving the flower a distinctly angular and dramatic silhouette. Light: Low to