Maxillaria picta

An epiphytic, evergreen orchid producing a clump of small, oval-shaped pseudobulbs, 4-7cm tall and 2.5-4cm wide. Each pseudobulb is basally covered with thin, papery sheaths and carrying single, leathery, 20-40cm long and 4-5cm wide, linear leaf. In winter and spring, flowering stems emerge from the base of the pseudobulbs. Each stem up to 15cm long carries a single, 5cm large flower. Flowers are yellow to white, spotted dark red, purple or brown. Mature plants grown in optimal conditions often produce large numbers of flowering stems, flowering simultaneously amidst the leaves.