Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Mediocalcar versteegii 'Mountainside'

The small genus, Mediocalcar, includes around 20 species, all of which are from New Guinea and most of which are high-altitude, cloud-forest plants.  The flowers come in unusual and bright color combinations, as is the case here.  This species has individual growths of 5-9 cm, an elongated pseudobulb with a single leaf, both equal in length.  The growths grow on top of each other, however, and form a rambling tangled mass.  The plant shown here is 20 cm tall, but tied up with a piece of monofilament to keep it from going all over.  The flowers are 1 cm and often have a drop of water inside, whether from watering or condensation I do not know.  The plant flowers for me during the winter and always puts on a good show.







8 comments:

  1. Meu Deus que coisa maus linda.
    abraços

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    1. Thank you for the nice compliment and comment. It is really unusual and one of my favorite plants for that reason, though a bit hard to deal with in my limited space.

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  2. Wonderful flowers and beautiful pictures as always.Best regards.

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    1. Thanks, my friend, for the compliments both on the flowers and the photography. Much appreciated.

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  3. So cute! It reminds me another kind of flower that we have here at Serra do Mar. But I don't remember it's name.

    Well, I must say: nice macros!

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    1. I'd like to know what flower that is, but in any case, thanks for your kind comments.

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  4. Linda esta espécie a meu é o decotarum acho que este ano vem poucas flores.
    abraços

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    1. These are such unusually shaped and colored flowers. This plant, however, rambles everywhere and is hard to keep within bounds.

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