Stenorrhynchos speciosum

Stenorrhynchos speciosumWell established blooming size plant in a 3. 25" pot. This is a very easy to grow species that can be treated like a normal houseplant! Prefers a terrestrial potting mix of soil and small bark in a wide, shallow pot (bulb pan). Large leaves are similar to hostas and are colored in bluish green with white spotting when mature. The flower spikes emerge in winter and can flower from the end of December to sometime in February. This species is very

almost transparent

square stems but these are big blocky square stems

This is a hybrid between 2 tropical butterworts

this deciduous species quickly grows into a 4' plant that resembles bamboo with its oppositely alternating blue-green leaves

glossy green above and mottled brown below

Smells like dead manure

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

the leaves turn orange from the tip

Pleurothallis eumecocaulon

so it's a great show

Regular watering and fertilizer spring-fall and a slightly drier

year-round watering to keep moist