Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Masdevallia mendozae


Masdevallia mendozae is a cool-growing species from the highlands of Ecuador.  It is one of the species in section Saltatrices, a group of species with brightly colored tubular flowers that are lined with glandular hairs, visible in some of these pictures.  It does well for me for a while and then declines and is now coming back once again.  It seems to go into decline when the potting mix becomes stale, so I've been keeping it fresh.





4 comments:

  1. I love the orange tube Masdevallias. This one is so pretty!

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    1. Thanks, Sue. The Masdevallias in this section are almost all very brightly colored.

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  2. They are so beautiful, with such a vivid color - thank you for featuring it

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    1. Thank you, Klara, for looking and commenting.

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