Stanhopea oculata Bomarea rounded tepals that curve inward

rounded tepals that curve inward to create a nearly closed cup

bearing solitary flowers on erect peduncles from the base of the oval leaf

These large

This large-statured plant produces magnificent exhibition-quality flowers

branched spikes densely set with numerous small flowers of an airy

Stanhopea oculata Bomarea rounded tepals that curve inwardA floriferous fragrant epiphyte from the cloud forests of Central America and northern South America, producing pendulous racemes with multiple flowers open simultaneously, each bearing two bold jet black ocellate spots on the hypochile the distinctive feature that gives the species its name, oculata, meaning "with eyes." It grows as a robust plant with large pleated leaves and pendulous inflorescences that emerge from the base of the pseudobulbs.