First described in 1897 and named for Queen Victoria, this plant is native to the Philippines and can be found growing in moss in cool, high elevation climates. These plants prefer shade and good air movement to preform their best. Superb blue-lavender indigo flowers with a little white in the center are produced at varying times of the year when mature, but the heaviest bloom is in spring to early summer. Cool temperatures and bright will produce the deepest flower colors. This species loses its leaves during the fall through winter months. This plant only flowers on mature canes in which have shed most or all of their foliage, leaving just the bare can. The old canes can flower for several seasons, so do not remove them unless they have shriveled up.

The growths are very narrow at the base, as the plant grows pendulous in nature. You can either grow them pendulous or stake up the plants to keep them neat and tidy. Water just as the moss approaches dryness but still has some dampness.

Current batch are potted into sphagnum moss and are growing in 4" Pots and are staked upright.
These are good plants for mounting pendulously on a slab if you can attend to watering. They also do very well long-term potted into unglazed clay pots with sphagnum moss. We have mature plants that have been potted that style for several years (3 to 5) without any repotting as of yet. Sometimes if shipped in flower the flowers can turn a purple color due to the lack of light. Once back in good light the blueish coloration resumes.