365 days of orchids – day 73 – Stelis brunnea
We have been delighted to feature several Stelis species on 365 days. Although nearly all have rather small flowers they are bourn in profusion and give a lovely display.
This is Stelis comes from cloud forest in Ecuador and its delicate white flowers open and close as with the humidity in the greenhouse – they like it damp and the many spikes produced from both old and new growths produce a cloud of loveliness above plant.
All our Stelis species live in Cool Americas (min12C) and are kept damp all year and shaded in the summer.
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