{"product_id":"brassavola-appendiculata-orchid-species","title":"Brassavola Appendiculata (orchid species)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrassavola Appendiculata, A.Rich. \u0026amp; Galeotti 1845 (Kew), is a night-fragrant orchid species native to the seasonally wet\/dry forests of southern Mexico and Central America. It was first described by French botanist Achille Richard in collaboration with Belgian naturalist Henri Galeotti, who collected the original specimens during his extensive expeditions in Mexico in the early 1840s. The species was formally introduced to science in 1845, during a period of intense European interest in tropical orchids, and has since remained a lesser-known but cherished among collectors. Unlike the more commonly grown Brassavola nodosa, B. appendiculata is prized for its compact growth habit, delicate white-to-ivory flowers, and narrow tubular lip that gives it a fine, elegant silhouette. These flowers often emit fragrance at night, adapted to attract nocturnal moth pollinators.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunset Tropicals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58076322988192,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1036\/4626\/5504\/files\/FullSizeRender.jpg?v=1782182240","url":"https:\/\/sunsettropicals.com\/products\/brassavola-appendiculata-orchid-species","provider":"Sunset Tropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}