Epidendrum rigidum Rhodospatha a resilient grower that adapts

a resilient grower that adapts wonderfully to intermediate and warm settings

crisped margins with irregular dark blotching

cordate leaves with a distinctive velvety surface and pronounced primary venation radiating from the base

seasonally arid valleys of the Andes

bearing solitary flowers on short scapes among a dense rosette of fleshy

Epidendrum rigidum Rhodospatha a resilient grower that adaptsA compact creeping epiphyte widely distributed across the tropical forests of the Americas, forming low, spreading mats of stiff, erect stems with distichously arranged, rigid, leathery leaves. Slender, upright spikes emerge from the stem tips bearing small, tightly clustered buds that open into delicate, inconspicuous flowers. Light: Bright indirect light with 3050% shade cloth; tolerates slightly more light than many Epidendrum species, which