Trichopillia laxa

Trichopilia laxaFound as an average growth epiphyte, fresh in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in tropical forests at altitudes of 1200 to 2200 meters. Found as a medium sized, cool to intermediate growing epiphyte in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru in rainforests at elevations of 1200 to 2200 meters with approximate, linear, ancipitous, compressed pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several, imbricate, papery, maculate sheaths and carrying a single, apical, elliptic-lanceolate to lanceolate, acute or acuminate, coriaceous, conduplicate basally into the short petiole that blooms on a basal, pendant, few [4 to 7] flowered, to 10 2/5" [26 cm] long, terete, pale pinky green, racemose inflorescence with green spotted, maroon bracts and fragrant, waxy flowers occurring in the fall and early winter. Trichopilia orchid needs a light level of 12000-25000 lux. The light should be filtered or dispersed, and the plants should never be exposed to direct sunlight. Strong air movement should