Very smallest miniatures available in the hobby?

[DeaC]

Yes,the Parsons/Gerritsen book is an xcellent resource and http://violetbarn may also have tiny items to check out.

[Pattywack]

Camille, I found Stephen Frownie’s book on Amazon and it looks great! It’s on the way, can’t wait. Thanks for the recommendation.

[jkofferdahl]

I'm going to suggest Zygostates allaniana. Compared to it the plants previously mentioned are giants. A couple of pics of mine:

[Salixx]

Not sure if it was, by Dryadella clavellata is teeny. My whole plant is about the size of a quarter. Masdevallia pygmaea is also tiny. However, if you go for one, don't get it from Ecuagenera. I ordered one and I got a very nice plant... except it's not M. pygmaea, it's some kind of Dryadella is a lot bigger than the pygmaea.

[Pattywack]

Now how did I forget the Zygostates allaniana?!! One of the teeniest cuties, the blooms are amazing. Thanks for reminding me, yours looks awesome by the way!

[jkofferdahl]

Originally Posted by Pattywack

Now how did I forget the Zygostates allaniana?!! One of the teeniest cuties, the blooms are amazing. Thanks for reminding me, yours looks awesome by the way!

Thanks! They're actually photos of the LEAST productive of the four I have. The others each had several spikes with about 8 flowers per spike.

[Fishkeeper]

Welp, I've sold myself on this.

Item #1 on Xmas list: ExoTerra 8" cube.
Item #2: Magnifying glass.
Item #3: A bunch of tiny pieces of manzanita wood that I can use to provide contrast/dry spots/shapes among the Hygrolon-covered background.

Are there any terrarium-suitable Masdevalias that have leaves+stems 3" long or less?

Now I gotta pick out a single plant that's just a bit larger than the rest. IMO, arrangements of plants look best with a single plant that's larger than the others in there somewhere. Any suggestions for something? I'm looking for a plant that's about 2-3" across and is a single, definite plant, like how phalaenopsis grow, instead of a clump of stems/leaves/pbulbs. A few small, distinct plants in a cluster would also work, like a Haraella odonata sort of a growth habit, but slightly bigger.

[estación seca]

Look up Pleurothallis tribuloides. Supposed to do OK in warm-intermediate. Mine has lasted three weeks in a jar so there's hope.

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by Pattywack

Camille, I found Stephen Frownie’s book on Amazon and it looks great! It’s on the way, can’t wait. Thanks for the recommendation.

I was flipping through it last night, and now that I have more orchid knowledge, I see it's not an exhaustive list. Many true miniatures are missing (like most of your maxillarias). And I see some odd things, he listed Max tenuifolia in there as a compact grower. 'Compact' is not a word which comes to mind when I look at my plant. More like "monster", "space eating hog" and "how much bigger is this thing going to get". But still a nice book!

[Pattywack]

Originally Posted by camille1585

I was flipping through it last night, and now that I have more orchid knowledge, I see it's not an exhaustive list. Many true miniatures are missing (like most of your maxillarias). And I see some odd things, he listed Max tenuifolia in there as a compact grower. 'Compact' is not a word which comes to mind when I look at my plant. More like "monster", "space eating hog" and "how much bigger is this thing going to get". But still a nice book!

Camille, thanks for the update, lol! It still will be a great book with good information. The set of books I have, are huge with a lot of information and I do use them a lot. I think this book will be a great addition. Gotta agree though, Max tenuifolia fits your description to a T!!! A well grown tenuifolia in flower is amazing to see and smell!

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Fishkeeker, how about a miniature Phalaenopsis? If that is your growth style your looking for, they could work. Not sure if you’re looking for a mounted plant, they usually are sold mounted. Some of them do get a bit large. I have three, Phal lobbii, Phal parishii and a teenie cross Phal Java love. I would have to look up the parent plants of the Java love, one parent is the lobbii. The parishii is the largest of these three, 4 to 5” across. The lobbii is much smaller, 2 1/2 across and the Java love is closer to 1 1/2 inches. These are measurements of my plants, mature blooming size. All mounted.

Phal java love= lobbii x javanica.

If looking for mini Phals, Louisiana Orchid Connection is a great source. Hope that helps!