It is tovarensis season again

Masdevallia tovarensisMasdevallia tovarensis has got to be one of those “must have” species if you like Masdevallia… both of mine are in bud or blooming now and it is such a nice time. It is just a stunningly beautiful species with waxy, long-lived and elegantly shaped white flowers. As if that was not enough – each inflorescence can produce 2-4 flowers simultaneously! Flowers measure about 8 […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:51+02:00January 9th, 2011|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |4 Comments

Masdevallia panguiensis

Masdevallia panguiensisA somewhat shy looking Masdevallia only found in Ecuador where it grows at altitudes of 1200 to 1500 meters. It is named after El Pangui, the capital city of the Zamora-Chinchipe Province in Southeastern Ecuador where it was first found by Luer and Andreetta in 1983. This is another lovely species from the impressive section Durae in Masdevallia, a section known for its large […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:51+02:00December 16th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , , , |4 Comments

Masdevallia norae

Masdevallia noraeThis is such an ethereal and elegant little Masdevallia. At first the flowers might seem a bit bland and colorless, but when you really look at them up close you see that the they are cast in an almost metallic sheen. The incredible subtle purple details inside the flowers are further accentuated by the plain outside wrapper. Quite stunning really.

Masdevallia norae originates from South America where it grows at […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:51+02:00December 12th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Masdevallia norae

Masdevallia laucheana

Masdevallia laucheanaThis is a very nice and fragrant little Masdevallia endemic to Costa Rica where it grows in primary forests from 950 to 1500 meters. The description of Masdevallia laucheana on IOSPE claim that is is supposed to smell like vanilla, a good friend of mine swears that his  smells just like coconut, but mine definitely has a very distinct Lemon […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:52+02:00November 22nd, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , |6 Comments

Time to stop and smell the roseola

Masdevallia roseolaI wrote about this lovely little Masdevallia roseola back in May, and I thought the bloom it was producing then was quite impressive. Oh, and it really was, but after only a brief rest late in the summer it is back at it again with double the effort. This has turned into quite the little specimen and I just adore it! The definition of […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:54+02:00November 13th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , |6 Comments

Masdevallia impostor

Masdevallia impostorI got this orchid from Ecuagenera at the show in Gothenburg about a month ago. It is such an impressive species and I have been wanting one for a long time. It came with two old inflorecenses and they came to life again producing new buds as soon as I got it home. The inflorecense measure about 45 cm long and keep growing as […]

Masdevallia picturata… or should it be Fissia picturata?

Masdevallia picturataI just adore this little Masdevallia, the shear texture of the flowers and the super long sepals, mmmm it really does something for me. You know you are dealing with a real mini when the moss is threatening to overtake the orchid, ha ha. Well, I love the “real” look the moss ads to the scene. These two small orchids are mounted high up on […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:54+02:00October 23rd, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , , |6 Comments

Masdevallia mendozae part deux

Masdevallia mendozaeThis is such an incredible little Masdevallia and I just have to share some new photos from today. It has been blooming since this summer and it is just getting better and better. I counted 15 flowers on it today and there are several more buds on the way. You can almost not see the plant for all the vibrant orange […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:55+02:00October 16th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , |2 Comments

Masdevallia vexillifera a Peruvian rarity

Masdevallia vexilliferaI bought this plant last November. But what I had originally ordered as Masdevallia decumana, a lovely little epiphyte from Peru and Ecuador, actually turned out to be Masdevallia vexillifera, a quite rare species from Peru. I noticed already before the bud opened up that it was much too light to be a decumana, but I thought it might be the pallida […]

By |2017-10-13T11:25:55+02:00September 29th, 2010|Categories: My orchids|Tags: , , , , , , |8 Comments

Gothenburg International Orchid Show – day one

Gothenburg International Orchid Show 2010 - day 1We have spent most of the year, and very intensely the past few weeks, preparing for the largest orchid show in Sweden, GIOS. Myself and a very small but hard working group on the organizing committee are finally getting to enjoy all the fruits of our labor and we have a fantastic show this year. Really!!  Today, everything […]

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