Pleurothallis viduata

We have only had Pleurothallis vidiuata in our collection a few years but it has already established itself as a show stopper with masses of large white flowers - each with a maroon centre - that everyone finds really attractive.

Pleurothallis viduata is endemic to Ecuador where it grows as an epiphyte in cool wety forest at around 2800m. There is a lovely line drawing made available by Kew 

We find the species easy to look after and fast growing in our Cloud Forest Greenhouse (min 12C) where we keep it well watered all year.

The flowers are produced from the axil of the leaves and there are flowers on the plant for most of the year. Each leaf can produce up to twenty flowers over several years.

The purple centre to the flower is from the maroon blotches on the lateral petals and the tiny purple lip.

We have started to propagate the species and hope to have plants available from next year.