Orchids in Bloom

This tiny orchid is related to Masdevallia and used to be classified with them.  It is native to Ecuador, grows at high elevations and requi...

This is really a switch from my previous posts.  This is not a miniature, is not cool-growing, is not grown in my orchidarium, but I thought...

Here's another species in the Saltatrices group, i.e., tubular flowers with a "belly" and hairy glands on the inside of the t...

Known also as Pleurothallis janetiae , Stelis janetiae and Elogatia janetiae , the name at the top of this post is the name under which thi...

Masdevallia ampullacea is another species in the saltatrices section of the genus Masdevallia .  That translates into tubular flowers with...

Also known as Specklinia megalops and Pleurothallis megalops , this unusual species is from the Ecuadorean Andes.  The plant is only about ...

Masdevallia filaria is another species from the Saltatrices section of Masdevallia .  Compared with the flowers of Masdevallia ventricular...