Epidendrum radicans 'Carmesí'

Epidendrum radicans is a ground orchid species, commonly called the "Rainbow Orchid" or "Fire Star Orchid."
A special feature of this genus of orchids is the tendency to spread its roots along the entire length of the stem. It is found in Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, and Colombia. Like other members of the subgenus Amphioglottium, radicans is a sympodial species that has stems which do not develop thickened pseudobulbs, but are covered by overlapping sheaths extending to the basal area of the inflorescence inserted at the top.
Particularly notable for the subgenus is the presence of a labellum fused with the column towards its apex. The labellum is three-lobed, as in other members of the Schistochila section, with typical torn lobes of the Carinata and Tuberculata subsections.
The chromosome number of an individual collected in Ecuador was determined to be 2n = 60. Other data indicate values such as 2n = 40, 2n = 57, 2n = 62, and 2n = 64 for this species.
Height including pot: approx. 50 cm

This variety blooms repeatedly on the same stem - do not remove stems with spent flowers.