Pleurothallis endotrachys (Specklinia endotrachys)

Once this orchid starts to flower it is always in flower. Single large flowers are produces successively for more than a year from long flower spikes and as plants mature they produce several flower spikes.

The species is native to cloud forests from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela. We find the plant undemanding as it produces vigorous roots and seems to cope well with any temperature extremes. The leaves are wide indicating a plant evolved for low light and we take care to keep plants out of direct sun in the summer. 

 Although there is never a large flower count the flowers are very attractively covered in hairs and warts that make them well worth a close look.

recent DNA studies have moved this species to the genus Specklinia and so it is now names Specklinia endotrachys.