This Epidendrum native of Ecuador produces large many flowered piramidal inflorescences. The inflorescences are quite showy both due to their sheer size and to the lovely presentation. This is a large plant, in the plant shot it might look small but this is due to the fact that behind it are the 15 feet tall canes of a large Sobralia orchid. The specific name of the plant is because there is a volcano en Ecuador named Atacazo. This plant grows in cool, wet montane forest. I have not seen photos of this plant being cultivated out of its native range except for this plant which I saw at the Quito Botanical Gardens, in Ecuador.
