INTRODUCTION
Epidendrum radicans or Epidendrum ibaguensis, is a terrestrial plant that grows in large tangled, prostrate clumps. The stems are leafy and can be up to one meter long. It puts out many aerial roots. The flowers can be red, yellowish-orange or pink and are grouped in compact inflorescences. The plant can flower many times in a year (Suttleworth, 1994).
The literature documents some studies that have been carried out using growth regulators on Epidendrum radicans orchids (Pateli, 2004) to reduce final plant height; on Phalaenopsis hybrids (Wang and Hsu, 1994)