by Wally Berg on one of his early Brazil trips
it is adaptable to pot culture in a well draining mix or mounting on wood or other substrate
narrow leaflets oppositely arranged on the slender petiole
and edged with dark green
Once very rare and costly
Racinaea venusta SUPPLIES by Wally Berg on oneNative to Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador, it makes its home in moist forests, growing as an epiphyte or saxicole on moss covered limbs and rocks. A soft leaved Racinaea with light green leaves in an open rosette, spotted at the base with purple. The inflorescence is branched, with dry, brownish bracts, but sports large white, very fragrant flowers. Culture is easy in shaded locations, potted in moist media or mounted and watered daily. *MUST BE