Leptotes unicolor 'Dark'

Leptotes unicolor is native to the subtropical rainforests and coastal mountains stretching from Brazil to Argentina.

This small, compact orchid has pencil-like pseudobulbs, which are surrounded at the base by several membranous bracts. At the tip of each pseudobulb is a single, tapering, thickened, round leaf which grows elongated and curved in low light, but shorter, thicker and straighter in bright light. It is only in bright light that the leaves develop an attractive red speckling.

The leaves grow to a length of about 3 to 8 cm. In bright light, they remain significantly more compact. It remains more compact and is not quite as heat-loving as its close relative Leptotes bicolor, which we also offer.

The flowers, which are surprisingly large for such small plants, range from pink to lilac. In this variety, they are particularly dark in colour. They have a vanilla scent. The flowering period is in late winter or early spring.

You will receive a mounted young plant, flowering size in approx. 12 to 18 months.