Monday, January 21, 2013

Masdevallia hirtzii

Masdevallia hirtzii with its a colorful and abundant flowers always provides a a bit of color in the middle of the winter.  It always produces its flowers for me from November to January and though the individual flowers only last a few weeks, it continues to produce them over that three month period, but then is done blooming for the year, too.  It belongs to the Saltatrices group and the characteristics of this group are evident in the photos, tubular flowers and a "belly' at the base of the flower tube.






8 comments:

  1. maravilhosa um verdadeiro espetáculo; Parabéns pelo cultivo.
    abraços

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    1. Thank you for commenting. It is an easy species to grow if given the right conditions and I fear soemtimes it will bloom itself to death.

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  2. Spettacolari orchidee, spettacolare blog!
    Complimenti.
    ciao

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    1. Thank you for the compliments and for taking the time to check out my blog. It is much appreciated.

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  3. that plant is superbly grown Ron! I find the species difficult to keep "clean" in my conditions. there are always Botrytis spots on the flowers...

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    1. I don't have any trouble with botrytis on the flowers, but do have some trouble with leaf drop and leaf spotting. You are correct, though, that it is not the easiest species to grow.

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  4. Gorgeous blooms Ron! That orange is smashing! :)

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    1. Thanks. It is indeed a striking color and always turns people's heads when on display.

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