General Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Epiphytic wildflower.
Dimensions:
	The pseudobulbs and leaves are typically 1-3 feet in height; the flower stalk exceeds the leaves. Old plants will form large basket-like clumps much broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Slow.
Range:
	Monroe County Keys north to Miami-Dade and Lee counties; West Indies, Central America and South America. Presumed extirpated in the Monroe County Keys where collected once on Key Largo in 1916.
Habitats:
	Swamps and coastal uplands.
Soils:
	Epiphytic in moist, well-drained humusy leaf litter, acid to neutral pH.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow on nutrient poor substrate, but needs some nutrient inputs to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	Yellow and brown.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
	Capsule containing numerous minute seeds.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	The roots grow upright, forming a basket to trap leaves and other detritis.
Horticultural Notes:
	Primarily grown from seed in a sterilized flask.
Comments:
	It is listed as endangered by the state of Florida. It was heavily collected in the 20th century and is now relatively scarce.