Masd. Ruby Slippers

[ronaldhanko]

Great color and form:

Orchids in Bloom: Masdevallia Ruby Slippers

[Tindomul]

Yup, a real beaut.

[ronaldhanko]

Nice small size, too. Thanks for looking.

[Anisa]

Nice one! How small is it?

[ronaldhanko]

The plant is about six inches, the flower spikes about another 4-6 inches.

[WhiteRabbit]

I'm in love with this one! gorgeous! good growing!

[ronaldhanko]

Thanks, White Rabbit.

[RosieC]

Wonderful. The colour reminds me of ice-cream swirled with Strawberry sauce

I've noticed that my masda's are both growing shorter leaves that the ones I had when I got them. (Shorter, but the same size in the actual leaf).

You mentioning the size on this one just made me wonder about mine and what might be the cause of the change. They both seem to grow vigorously with lots of new leaves and one of them even has a spike.

[ronaldhanko]

If they're doing well, Rosie, there isn't anything to worry about - light can have an effect on leaf size, and as long as they're a good green color they're doing okay.

[RosieC]

Thanks Ron. They are growing well and a good colour. I think it could be the light as they are in my greenhouse so get indirect light from all arround. I prefer the shorter leaves (provided there is nothing wrong), they are more compact and easy to manage plants that way.