Leptotes (plant) species that have more rounded flowers with petals and sepals that are wide open and flatter. The leaves are shorter wrinkly leaves, generally very dark green or purple colored. The species of this group often have only one or two flowers on each inflorescence. Four of them are very similar and sometimes difficult to distinguish. Leptotes (plant) Leptotes, abbreviated Lpt in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids formed by nine small species that grow in the dry jungles of south and southeast Brazil, and also in Paraguay or Argentina. They are small epiphytic plants of caespitose growth that sometimes
Conradina grandiflora to 1.5 centimeters in length. Each flower has a hairy, maroon-tinged calyx of pointed sepals. The flower corolla is about 2 centimeters long, with a funnel-shaped throat and a hairy, lipped mouth. It is lavender in color with darker lavender spots. This species has the largest flowers of the genus "Conradina". The plant flowers year-round. This plant grows on dunes and other landforms with deep, sandy soils, often near the coast. The habitat is generally Florida scrub, and the plant is common in remaining remnants of scrub habitat. It is well-adapted to a regime of frequent fires. It does not