maxillaria madness

[Kevinator]

That's a very unusual tenuifoila there! The leaves look wider than the usual ones and the flower tips are yellow. Well done!

[Pilot]

Thx for the advice. I have my max ten growing in sh and it is enjoying it so much that I fear the pot may crack. I use glass instead of plastic for several reasons. Anyway, the plant as a specimen is in every strange of growing BUT flowering. I grow under lights though I do simulate a change in seasons.

[Lagoon]

The colours on this one are just gorgeous!!

[NIVENJ]

So here's my maxillaria ochroleuca in full bloom. It's sweet fragrance is not over powering, and gentle on the nose, reminds me of some little pink sweet, with a musk overtone that i just cant remember....

[cbuchman]

Beautiful! Well done.

[Rowangreen]

That Max ten is unusual: flowers (and scent) within normal parameters, but mine has very different leaves. I'm thinking it's possibly a hybrid. However if I were you I'd ask Micheal McIllmurray to have a look. I was talking to him a few months ago and he made a reference to having about 6 types of Max ten, so maybe yours is one of those?

Here's a link for you: Plant Heritage - National Collections Scheme, UK Garden Plants

Whatever, it's a very nice plant!

[s.kallima]

Fantastic ochro!
I also find your tenuifolia very different from the type...

[Purple_phal_gal13]

You seem to have the Maxillaria green thumb. May I ask what it means when the leaves of the plant turn yellow, then brown, and fall off? I have one pseudobulb that's turning brown but the rest seem fine.

Any advice would be greatly appreicated.

[Carpe Diem]

Stunning!

[SydneyH]

Beautiful Maxillarias. I love the yellow on the tenufolia and the ochroleuca looks like it's going crazy with blooms.

Sydney