Monday, October 21, 2013
Barbosella cogniauxiana
A Brazilian species, this orchid is really tiny, growing as a mat of oval leaves that are only 1.5cm, with flower spikes of 5cm and single 3cm flowers. The plant is temperature tolerant and easy to grow and can produce a mass of flowers that almost completely hide the plant itself. It is best grown mounted, and my plant, rather recently acquired is glowing on a piece of a branch. It is related to Pleurothallis and belongs to a small group of species from Central and South America.
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Linda ! vou dar uma melhor espiada na minha, quem sabe está vindo haste.
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Thanks once again, Elisabete. You posted this species not that long ago.
DeleteOh, those leaves are tiny!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe Barbosellas are all interesting and unusual plants that usually have a lot of flowers. I'm just getting this established, however, and it had only two blooms.
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