Stelis megachlamys

Stelis megachlamys is one of our larger Stelis species and is a medium sized plant with long pendulous flower spikes carrying deep red flowers. 

The natural habitat of the species is damp forests and cloud forests from Mexico to Panama between 700m and 2400m altitude. This broad natural range supports our observation that this is an adaptable and accommodating plant to grow. It is an easy plant to identify when not in flower as the stiff leaves have a greyish hue common in plants that are a little more drought tolerant than others.

We grow this species mounted, in baskets and in pots in both our 'Cloud Forest Glasshouse' minimum 12C, our Himalayan greenhouse minimum 7C and indoors minimum 15C. We water plants well all year (every two days in pots and every day on mounts)

Plants flower when small but grows into a fantastic specimen like this plant here with over 300 dramatic dark red flowers. Flowering is very seasonal and autumn is not autumn without our greenhouses being full of these lovely flowers.