Mystacidium capense

Mystacidium capense is a compact Angraecoid species from South Africa that is found in shady evergreen forests, at low elevations. It is a warm to hot growing species that tolerates cooler temps in winter. Numerous inflorescences with multitudes of white flowers will form on mature plants - large specimens will often produce flowers enough to almost entirely obscure the leaves beneath. These plants can be mounted on cork or grown in pots with a free draining, open bark mix.

***The flowering plant pictured is a specimen. Photo courtesy of Don Brown, who exhibited it and won both FCC/AOS and a CCE/AOS for this amazingly grown species. It is a photo of Mystacidium capense 'Carrie Chu' FCC/CCE/AOS.***