Name: Phragmipedium Eumelia Arias 
 First description:Registered in 2007 by the Peruvian nursery Peruflora with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is an artificially created primary hybrid from the Micropetalum section.

Location / Habitat: Determined by cultivation. This hybrid combines the requirements of its parent plants and grows best under intermediate conditions. It requires moderately warm to temperate temperatures year-round (daytime 18–24 °C, ideally with a slight drop to 12–16 °C at night), partial shade without direct sunlight, and humidity of 65–85%.
Description & Notes: Phragmipedium Eumelia Arias is a very vigorous and robust lady’s slipper orchid. It forms fan-shaped clumps of upright, narrow, light green leaves. A sturdy flower spike grows from the center of mature shoots, bearing several flowers in succession. The waxy flowers are the most compact among the kovachii crosses and are striking for their color spectrum, ranging from intense pink to deep purple and rose hues, often combined with a distinctive, inflated slipper-shaped lip. Many clones also inherit the pleasant, light rose fragrance of the parent Phrag. schlimii.

Unlike classic Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium hybrids must never be allowed to dry out. These plants have high water requirements and are extremely sensitive to salts. They therefore do best in a moisture-retentive but well-aerated medium (e.g., fine bark with perlite and sphagnum moss), which should be kept consistently moist. Water only with very pure water (rainwater or reverse-osmosis water) and use only very light fertilization.

Location/Cultivation conditions: Intermediate, at around 15–26 °C, in partial shade to moderate light and with good air circulation. Keep the airy, moisture-retentive medium evenly moist at all times; use soft, low-salt water.