Masdevallia veitchiana

[samfish]

My first flowering for Masdevallia veitchiana...

I first saw this plant growing in the wild, in Peru, in 2003 and have wanted to grow it ever since!!!

First picture is the wild flower in Peru, second picture is my plant!!!

[Paphy]

Beautiful!!!!

[Leslie]

Well done! Do you grow indoors? How do you keep it cold over summe?


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[Leslie]

*summer


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[No-Pro-mwa]

Gorgeous, I want this one badly.

[samfish]

Leslie,
Yes I am growing it indoors.

Temp is 80F Daytime, 70F Nightime... Sometimes during winter it may get as low as 65F Minimum.

I was concerned it might not be cold enough for this plant, but so far it seems to be doing just fine.

It is growing under LED lights, probably a little brighter than Phal light. Humidity is 70-80%, and I never let it get completely dry (water every 3 days or so). I water with 40ppmN fertilizer at every watering, using the K-Lite from Ray.

So far, it seems happy!!!

[Leslie]

Thanks Sam. How do you keep it at a high humidity? Is it in a tank or humidity trays sprayed several times a day. Does your indoor gets to 70F even in summer? Is in basement?


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[samfish]

For humidity, I have it in a container, I use Sterilite Container with Humidity Dome.

And, I keep it near the A/C Vent and Window, so it will get cooler at night even in summer.

If you are curious, give it a try, it might do better than you expect!!! I think if it has more water and lower light, it might be able to accept some warmer temperature during summer, as long as it still gets cooler nights during winter!!!

[u bada]

an amazing flower, great growing! Interesting temps don't get that low for you and it does well... where did you get it?

[WhiteRabbit]

Beautiful!