Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Barbosella cucullata
I've posted this species before, but last time it bloomed it had only two flowers. It did much better this fall. The species has thick, channeled leaves 5 cm long and 4 cm flowers on 15 cm spikes. It is from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela and is related to Masdevallia and Pleurothallis. I grow it in live sphagnum and try to keep it slightly dry which it seems to prefer. I've found, too, that the flowers are not very long-lasting.
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Barbosella maravilhosa e fotos impressionantes de belas.
ReplyDeleteParabéns Ron.
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Thanks once again for your kind comments, Elisabete.
Deletethe first photo looks like an abstract of a corps de ballet
ReplyDeleteI thought "dancers", too when I saw the photo on the computer screen.
DeleteBeautiful Ron! Mine bloomed for the first time a month ago, the growing on bark of cork oak with MOSS and the truth is that you irrigation it abundantly and has improved. The photographs are beautiful. Congratulations. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing your plant on your blog. It really is a beautiful species, isn't it?
DeleteThose spikes stand so high and proud. Very nice pictures Ron, as always.
ReplyDeleteVery unusual plant. Seems to like it a bit drier than other Pleurothallids.
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