Monday, October 21, 2013

Barbosella cogniauxiana

A Brazilian species, this orchid is really tiny, growing as a mat of oval leaves that are only 1.5cm, with flower spikes of 5cm and single 3cm flowers.  The plant is temperature tolerant and easy to grow and can produce a mass of flowers that almost completely hide the plant itself.  It is best grown mounted, and my plant, rather recently acquired is glowing on a piece of a branch.  It is related to Pleurothallis and belongs to a small group of species from Central and South America.


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4 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 22, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    Linda ! vou dar uma melhor espiada na minha, quem sabe está vindo haste.
    Foto maravilhosa.
    abraços

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    1. RonOctober 22, 2013 at 12:10 PM

      Thanks once again, Elisabete. You posted this species not that long ago.

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  2. Czar3233December 10, 2013 at 10:01 AM

    Oh, those leaves are tiny!! I love it!

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    1. RonDecember 10, 2013 at 11:51 AM

      The Barbosellas are all interesting and unusual plants that usually have a lot of flowers. I'm just getting this established, however, and it had only two blooms.

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