Friday, December 5, 2014

Mediocalcar decoratum

One of my favorite miniature orchids, this plant produces hundreds of flowers in autumn.  The individual growths are less than 2 cm, each a fat little stem with three of four propeller-like leaves.  They grow from the top of the previous stem, however and ramble all over producing a mat of growths that soon covers a mount or spills over the edges of a pot.  The tiny, less than 1 cm, orange and yellow flowers are colored like candy corns and look like a little balloon that has exploded on one end.  The species is from Papua New Guinea and prefers cool temperatures and high humidity with good light.




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  1. Wonderful Ron! It has always been on my wish list... the flowers are beautiful. Congratulations. Hugs

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    1. Thanks, Angel. Hope you find it for yourself. I'd send a piece if I could.

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  2. Excellent specimen plant! My tiny plant has put out its first bud today. Honestly, hard to tell if a new growth is a flower or new pb until it shows some color. It likes my cool windowsill conditions in Montreal Canada.

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    1. This is such an easy plant to grow and flower given the conditions you are giving it and it doesn't take very long for it to grow into a huge specimen.

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