Leptotes bicolor
Leptotes bicolor is one of the species we found during our expeditions to Brazil in 2000 and 2006.
We observed it growing on a shady (south facing) moss covered granite rock face in dryish forest at 900m altitude. The forest here was hot and dry but the microhabitat of Leptotes bicolor was much more moist.
I have included a photo of that habitat and the leptotes is the white dots on the shaded rock. Note also spanish moss growing on the tree and arboreal ants nests in the tree too.
We cultivate our seedlings in our living room in our IKEA display cabinets where plants have a minimum of 17C and daylight supplemented by grow lights. This seems to replicate the species’ native cliff face habitat very well and we are delighted to have seedlings flowering about six years from sowing the seed.