Epidendrum nanum

Description

Epidendrum nanum, the small-flowered epidendrum, is a charming super-mini that looks like it should be a doll house or something.  I actually thought “nanum” was for the size of the plant, not the flower!  Grow it mounted, and the plant forms a tight clump of pointy leaves that terminate in a chartreuse-tinted flower when in bloom.  But choose it for the form; it’s like a tiny succulent.  I have been trying to get my hands on this guy again since I first fell in love with it five years ago.

Warm to cool temperatures

Intermediate to low light

Mature, mounted plants