General Landscape Uses:
Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Availability:
Grown by enthusiasts.
Description: Perennial, epiphytic orchid with 3 or fewer leaves. Fragrant one-half inch green flowers with purple markings.
Dimensions: Up to 1 foot in height.
Range:
Very southern United States south to Manatee, Hardee, and Highlands counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Map of ZIP codes with habitat recommendations from the Monroe County Keys north to Martin and Charlotte counties.
Habitats: Swamps and moist hammocks
Soils: Epiphytic; grows on the trunks and branches of trees and shrubs.
Nutritional Requirements: Low; it grows on nutrient poor substrate.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance: Moderate; requires moist substrate and high humidity to thrive.
Light Requirements: Light shade.
Flower Color: Pale green to bronze.
Flower Characteristics: Showy.
Flowering Season: August - February
Fruit: Capsule.
Horticultural Notes: Epiphytic commonly on Live oak (Quercus virginiana) and Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora).
References: Hammer (
2016), Wunderlin and Hansen 2011, Taylor 1998
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
