Thursday, December 25, 2014

Masdevallia mystica

Masdevallia mystica belongs to the Saltatrices group of Masdevallias.  The species in this group have bright colors, tubular flowers and "bellies," a noticeable bulge at the base of the flower.  This "species" is from Ecuador, but is probably a natural hybrid of Masdevallia filaria and Masdevallia ventricularia, two other species in this group.  The plant is 10 cm tall and the flowers are surprisingly small, only a little over 2 cm.







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8 comments:

  1. Angel MarDecember 26, 2014 at 3:20 PM

    The flowers are very original. The Masdevallias always deserve the effort to cultivate them. Happy new year, Ron

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    1. RonDecember 26, 2014 at 8:33 PM

      Thanks for looking and commenting, my friend

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  2. klaraau01December 30, 2014 at 10:20 AM

    Special orchid and beautiful pictures, thank you for featuring it and a Happy 2015 to you and family

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  3. FizgigJanuary 14, 2015 at 6:08 AM

    Pretty & unusual =) Fabulous series of shots, too!

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    1. RonJanuary 14, 2015 at 12:44 PM

      Appreciate the visit and comments, Fizzie.

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  4. UnknownJanuary 29, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Hi Ron, I found your blog about three years ago while doing research for a new orchidarium build. Yours was the most impressive I had found. Also your collection and taste in species matches mine nearly plant for plant.
    We also know a lot of the same people, Marni, Darrin, Andy, Dan, Tom Perlite. So you were one of the inspirations for what has become
    Acme Orchidarium co. acmeorchidarium.com
    Keep up the great work on your Blog, it's one of the best on the web.

    Best regards.
    Mike Leone

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