Aerangis luteoalba
A small epiphytic orchid of the forests of East and Central Africa with a fan of dark leaves and long sprays of white flowers with an orange-red column (var. rhodosticta is the form usually grown). It grows on thin twigs in shaded, humid forest, often near streams, so it does best mounted in a humid, shaded spot with warm days and cool nights.
Where it grows wild
Epiphyte on thin twigs and small branches in humid montane and riverine forest.
Recorded at 1,130–3,128 m, median 1,900 m (7 records).
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