Papilionanthe

Grow Papilionanthe in full light with frequent watering. Their scrambling habit is difficult to accomodate but may be managed by growing the plants in wire screen tubes, the growing points and inflorescences poking out through the holes in the mesh. In the tropics and subtropics, plants of Papilionanthe are best managed in outdoor beds with a well-drained coarse epiphytic mixture. Most species should be given warm temperatures although Himalayan species such as P. teres prefer intermediate to cool-intermediate temperatures. ........................................ P. pedunculata