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Stelis purpurea is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Stelis.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with many 1 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found in the damp montane forest of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 150 to 2900 meters
Culture[]
Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to intermediate conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.
Naming[]
Common Names: The Purple Stelis
Synonyms[]
- *Humboldtia purpurea Ruiz & Pav. 1798
- *Humboltia purpurea Ruiz & Pav. 1798
- Pleurothallis purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Schltr. 1921
- Stelis acutissima Lindl. 1858; Stelis cordibractea Schltr. 1921
- Stelis endocharis Rchb.f. 1876
- Stelis fruticulus Schltr. 1920
- Stelis huancabambae Kraenzl. 1916
- Stelis maxima Lindl. 1845
- Stelis pachyphylla Schltr. 1920
- Stelis phaeantha Schltr. 1929
- Stelis truncata Lindl. 1836