M. newmaniana at Ecuagenera
Did you guys see that Ecuagenera is offering Masdevallia newmaniana? This plant has been very difficult to get and has been sought after if you are into Masdies from the Regalia subgenus or Section Durae , with Masdies such as M. ayabacana, goliath, panguiënsis, princeps, regina, titan, and more. Some great hybrids in there too such as Masdevallia Macchu Picchu, Jewel, Andean Prince, and Urubamba. Can you tell I love these yet?
Masdevallia newmaniana Leuer & Teague, was first cultivated by Dan Newman in San Francisco. In my research I came across Gary Meyer who has worked with Dan Newman. He explained to me that the plant that was collected was virused before it was distributed to vendors and cultivators. I believed I was sold M. newmaniana several years ago (I can’t recall the vendor though). Two possibilities can explain this. Either I was sold an incorrectly named plant, or the plant had been collected from the wild a second time making it available to the public again. In either case, as of right now, this is the first time I have seen it for sale anywhere in a long time.
It is found in Ecuador in low altitudes in the same regions as M. goliath and M. titan. The flowers are extremely similar to those found in M. goliath with the exception of reduced size both in growth habit and flower, and longer more slender sepaline tails. The inflorescence is a few flowered raceme.
I wonder if they solved the issue of the virused plants.
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