Maxillaria schunkeana

Maxillaria schunkeanaMaxillaria schunkeana. Well established blooming size division in a 3. 25 pot. This beautiful miniature Maxillaria is one of the few orchids that produce "black" flowers. Not truly black, the small (about the size of a dime) flowers produce so much purple pigment that they appear black to the eye. The flowers emerge from new, mature pseudobulbs on short stems holding the flower at pseudobulb height. Care: Intermediate warm temps, indirect light and

mounted blooming size plants

let dry out between light waterings in winter

mature pseudobulbs on short stems holding the flower at pseudobulb height

is a stout plant that will cover this mount in no time

One of the bigger Dendrochilums

Dracula culture is simple

Keep it entirely out of direct sunlight to avoid scorching and drying out the tiny leaves

Intermediate to warm temps

It is also the national flower of Belize

the small (about the size of a dime) flowers produce so much purple pigment that they appear black to the eye

string them through our “wire walls” where we hang our mounted plants

micronutrients