Platystele reflexa Sophronitis Thrives in a coarse bark

Thrives in a coarse bark mix or unglazed clay pot that promotes rapid drying between waterings

This 'dark' form is particularly prized by collectors for its deeper pigmentation and the extraordinarily long tails characteristic of the species

alagense is a mini-miniature sized

specifically found in regions of Colombia

a distinguished orchid enthusiast

Platystele reflexa Sophronitis Thrives in a coarse barkA cloud forest, cool growing, small, caespitose epiphyte found at an elevation of 1300 to 1650 meters in Ecuador with an erect, stout ramicaul enveloped by 2 to 3 short, ribbrd imbricating sheaths with a single apical, erect, thickly coriaceous, epetiolate, narrowly ovoid, semiterete to fusiform, acute leaf that blooms on an erect, slender, . 92 to 1 [2. 3 to 2. 5 cm] long incl, racemose, successively many flowered inflorescence with hyaline bracts