2this is the most awarded of the 7 Ascocentrum species, and often blooms more than once per year, compact, robust Vandaceous species with thick, green spotted purple, pleated strap-shaped leaves that can grow to 8` on a specimen plant; dense heads of 3/4` round blooms with typical `spur` nectaries appear on multiple 2 to 4 inch spikes and range in color from hot pink to vivid purple.
2recent discovery out of Vietnam, a thin stem, with alternating semi-terete 4` dark greenish-purple leaves, short spikes appear between the leaves bearing up to a dozen flowers, the gorgeous 3/4` flattened blooms are a translucent pinkish-orange with a pin