Masdevallia aurea

[ronaldhanko]

Small (6-7 cm) with colorful flowers that are a good size for the size of the plant and a sweet scent! Hard to ask anything more of a miniature:



Orchids in Bloom: Masdevallia aurea

[RosieC]

Wow, that first shot is fantastic, the detail of the hairs is wonderful. Love the side view as well.

What a great masdie. Love the colour and shape.

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, Rosie.

[Tindomul]

Those are great colours on that one. Thanks for sharing

[Roly0217]

Lovely bloom and colors !!! I need to move to a cooler place to grow more of these.

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks for looking, Roly. Don't know what I would do if I lived in a warm climate like yours. Actually I did grow them in Houston for many years - indoors, in a wardian case that took advantage of the air-conditioning in the house in the summer.

[Roly0217]

I am trying with infracta and pinocchio which are more warmth tolerant to see how that goes. I might build a terrarium and put in a fogger and see if I can keep it in the cooler side.

[ronaldhanko]

Perhaps you've seen this, but this is what I growm in now and did grow them in in Houston.

Orchids in Bloom: Orchidarium Update

[nenella]

Absolutely beautiful! I love these too but my growing conditions are too warm so, I'll just have to keeep on looking at the wonderful pics of the blooms.. Thanks for posting!

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, Nenella.