Zootrophion dayanum

Zootrophion dayanumWell established blooming size plant in a 3. 25" pot. This plant has flowers that never truly open. Instead a tiny slit forms in the side of the flower allowing the tiny gnats that pollinate it in. The flowers are dark purple on the outside and gold with purple dots on the inside. The flowers measure just under an inch long and last 6 weeks. Flowers in the late fall. These plants grow well in cool to warm temps with medium low light and should not be

well-established

bright indirect sunlight

Flowers are a little over 2" across

The flowers have an odd smell

start here

Cold-intermediate growing Maxillaria

and produces bright yellow nickel-sized flowers randomly all year long

Flowers have been 3"-4" across

This species produces small (about the size of a nickel) flowers that truly have a monkey face

It is beautiful mounted as it tends to grow into a dense mat

micronutrients

Den victoriae-reginae is known for its beautiful violet-blue flowers