Lithophytes are a type of plant that grows in or on rocks. There are a few Paphiopedilumorchids that are lithophytes. Lithophytes feed off moss, nutrients in rain water, litter, and even their own dead tissue.
speciosus is usually found growing as a lithophyte (growing on rocks) on sandstone or granite in damper sclerophyll forest or occasionally rainforest, or growing as an epiphyte (from the trunk or branches of another plant).
To grow this plant as an epiphyte or a lithophyte, a form where it can contribute greatly to a garden’s interest and beauty, it is necessary to attach the plant by plastic-covered wire, or even a pair of pantyhose, for at least one growing season.
During this period the plant must be well watered to allow for the roots to establish a hold on the substrate.
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