Reichantha striatella

A small species that blooms faithfully and prolifically every fall for me is Reichantha or Masdevallia striatella from Ecuador.  The small, though attractive, flowers are 1.5 cm and are held on more or less upright spikes just above the foliage.  The plant is 8 cm and is easy to grow.  Mine is in a plastic net pot in sphagnum moss and is watered nearly every day with an occasional very light dose of fertilizer.

Reichantha striatella

A small species that blooms faithfully and prolifically every fall for me is Reichantha or Masdevallia striatella from Ecuador.  The small, though attractive, flowers are 1.5 cm and are held on more or less upright spikes just above the foliage.  The plant is 8 cm and is easy to grow.  Mine is in a plastic net pot in sphagnum moss and is watered nearly every day with an occasional very light dose of fertilizer.

Reichantha striatella

Reichantha stritella or Masdevallia striatella is an attractive species from Ecuador.  It has striped flowers, quite unusual in the genus Masdevallia.  The plant is 8 cm tall and the flowers are 1.5 cm long.  It blooms late fall or early in the winter, and I grow it, like most of my Masdevallias, in a plastic net pot in live sphagnum moss.

Reichantha striatella

Reichantha or Masdevallia striatella is an attractive and prolific species from Ecuador.  It is distinguished by its bold stripes which are rather rather rare among Masdevallias.  The plant is 8 cm tall and the flowers are 1.5 cm long.  It blooms early in the winter and I grow it, like most of my Masdevallias, in a plastic net pot in live sphagnum moss.

Reichantha striatella

Once known as Masdevallia striatella (and still called that by many orchidists), Reichantha striatella is a beauty by any name.  The plant is 10 cm tall and easy to grow.  The flowers are produced singly and are 1 cm in size.  The species comes from Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.