Grow in warm temps with good air movement. Psychopsis are unusual that they can bloom for years on the same flower stem. Stems are evergreen so do not remove stems like you would for most orchids. Even if a stem is accidentally broken/damaged leave it in place as it can easily send up a branch that will produce blooms. No other orchid is quite as dreamy as a 4 inch pot of Butterfly Orchid holding multiple stems of these bouncing flowers. Each bloom lasts around 3 weeks with another flower being produced from the same stem shortly after. Recommended root systems remain tight in pots. Repot seldom with care to not disturb roots, only repot when mix has become broken down or stale. We grow these in bright filtered light levels with thorough watering and then watering again when plants are just slightly moist. Reduce watering in the winter. Blooms best described as golden yellow with heavy barring around the lip and throughout the petals, upright sepals are suffused in dark Indian red. The upright sepals give this orchid it’s butterfly appearance as they are likened to butterfly antennae.

Mature/Bloom Size $30.00