Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Masdevallia filaria

This Masdevallia is from the section Saltatrices, a group of Masdevallias with tubular flowers and a "belly" at the base of the flowers.  With their unusual coloration and shape these flowers have been compared to seahorses.  Whatever they look like the they bloom nearly year-around for me with a flush of new flowers late in the spring.  The plant is 10 cm and the flowers 5 cm.  The species is from Colombia.





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  1. UnknownJuly 10, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    maravilhosa, Divina, Fantástica floração.
    Parabéns pelo cultivo.
    abraços

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    1. RonJuly 10, 2013 at 3:19 PM

      Thanks for the nice compliments, Elisabete. It is very easy to grow. I like it because the flowers look like little seahorses, or so it appears to me.

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  2. UnknownJuly 10, 2013 at 1:24 PM

    Ron
    apresentei seu orquidário para um amigo que trabalha comigo, ele também ficou apaixonado e elogiou seu capricho e dedicação.
    abraços

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    1. RonJuly 10, 2013 at 3:19 PM

      Thanks for showing this to your friend.

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  3. UnknownJuly 21, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    Hey Ron,

    Beautiful orchids! Really love your pictures. You have some interesting varieties I've never seen before.

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    Jesse

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