Macodes petola are found from Sumatra to the Phillipines, it would typically grow on a forest floor in very warm and humid conditions. They have creeping rhizomes and elliptic shaped leaves with a velvety texture and sparkling veins which resemble lightning bolts. This plant blooms in the Autumn.
 
Pot: 6cm
Height: Approximately 10cm from base of pot.
 
Secrets to success
 
Temperature: Average day temperature 21-29°C, night time temperatures 16-19°C.
 
Light: Bright indirect light; can handle some lower light. Watering: Keep potting medium damp.
 
Air humidity: Higher humidity; growing under glass is ideal.
 
Fertilising: Feed foliar every one to two weeks during growing season - mist the leaves with a diluted orchid feed.
 
Potting mix: Sphagnum moss with some bark.
 
This is plant is non-toxic.