Porphyrostachys
(pronounced: por-fye-roh-STAK-eez)
Classification
Cranichideae subtribe Prescottiinae
Overview
Acaulous terrestrials arising from fleshy, fasciculate roots. Leaves rosulate, petiolate, usually absent during flowering. Inflorescences erect, densely-flowered scapose racemes. Flowers showy, not resupinate. Sepals and petals free, spreading, variously twisted-recurved, the lateral sepals fused at the base. Lip unlobed, clawed, concave, fused to the long column foot, forming a small nectary with the fused lateral sepals. Column elongate, slender, slightly dilated, the rostellum short, roundish, the stigmas suberect, parallel; pollinia 2, club-shaped.
Distribution
A genus of two species native to Ecuador and Peru.
Care and Culture Card
See basic growing conditions and care information below.
Grow Porphyrostachys in pots in a terrestrial potting mixture. Provide full light, cool-intermediate temperatures, and steady watering when in growth and leaf. Reduce watering when the leaves wither and the plants come into flower.
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