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Maxillaria speciosa is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid from the wet tropical forests of Colombia and Ecuador, grown for its large, fragrant, spider-like yellow and white flowers. Success depends on providing humid, bright conditions with a rest period in a mounted or well-drained setup.
Maxillaria speciosa is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
Maxillaria speciosa is endemic to the Chocó–Darién moist forests of Colombia and Ecuador, a region with wet, tropical, montane rainforests noted for its orchid biodiversity. One study site in Ecuador at an elevation of 640 m experiences at least 190 wet days per year, with a mean annual precipitation of 1393 mm.
Maxillaria echinophyta · Maxillaria uncata · Maxillaria amplifoliata · Maxillaria crassifolia · Maxillaria petiolaris · Maxillaria aureoglobula · Maxillaria carolii · Cowl Carrying Maxillaria · Crowded Tiger Orchid · Maxillaria desvauxiana · Maxillaria egertoniana · Maxillaria elluziae
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maxillaria speciosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
