Monday, December 7, 2015

Masdevallia hirtzii

Very typical of the section of Masdevallia to which it belongs (Saltatrices) with its brightly colored, tubular flowers, Masdevallia hirtzii is from Ecuador and Peru.  It is a very small plant, only 8 cm tall, and produces an abundance of 4 cm flowers if well grown.  It is supposed to be temperature tolerant but I grow my plant intermediate to cool in sphagnum moss in a net pot.  It blooms faithfully for me every year in late autumn and winter.





4 comments:

  1. Hi Ron,
    Fantastic species, great blooming and excellent photos. Congratulations

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    1. Thanks for looking and for the comments, my friend.

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  2. These shots are fabulous. So enjoyable to see your orchids as well as your work

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