Promenaea stapellioides is a miniature, cool-temperature species from Brazil. In fact, all the species in this genus are from Brazil. The species name refers to a genus of succulents whose flowers these are supposed to resemble. The plant is 8 cm tall with 4 cm flowers that are semi-pendant. My plant is grown in live sphagnum moss in a plastic net pot.
The Promenaeas are all cool growing, lower light species from Brazil. This species, my favorite, is named for its flowers' resemblance to the flowers of a Stapelia plant. The plant is 8 cm tall with bluish-green leaves, small pseudobulbs and large 4 cm flowers. I grow it in live sphagnum in a plastic net pot and keep it moist with high humidity.
This is a miniature species from Brazil belonging to a very small genus of 15-20 species. Its specific name reflects the similarity of the flowers to those of a Stapelia, a South African succulent. The plant is 8 cm tall and has small pseudobulbs and soft leaves. It prefers cool temperatures and high humidity but when these requirements are met it is not a difficult plant to grow or flower. The flowers are 3.5 cm and their green and purple colors make them a real showstopper.
Both my Promenaea species were in bloom recently, this and the species shown in the previous post. That species is more beautiful, this more interesting, in my opinion. Like the other, this is from Brazil and has a similar growth habit, so much so that it would be difficult to tell them apart when they are not blooming.
The plant is 10-12 cm and the flowers are 5 cm and are produced singly or in pairs on semi-pendant stems about 5 cm long. For that reason the plant is best grown in a small basket or a net pot. I grow mine in a net pot in live sphagnum moss and give it rather low light and cool conditions with good air movement.
The species name of this plant, stapelioides, was given on account of the flowers' resemblance to the flowers of the genus of succulents, Stapelia, with their fleshy star-shaped flowers. The purple, almost black color of these flowers is especially reminiscent of those succulent flowers.
This orchid species is from Brazil and gets its species name from its resemblance to the flowers of the succulent, Stapelia. It is a miniature, growing only about 10 cm tall with a pendant inflorescence carrying single, or occasionally double, 3 cm flowers.
The plant is cool-growing and the flowers are fragrant. It grows well for me under lights with Masdevallias, other Pleurothallids, and New Guinea Dendrobiums. It is usually readily available to hobbyists and highly recommended for those who love miniature orchids.
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