This little gem is blooming now for the first time - for me. I wonder how it got its name, because it sounds as if it should be some hardcore, heavyweight flower, when instead it is quite delicate. The white cone created by the fused sepals is almost sheer and the deep purple spots inside shines through the sides a little bit. I love the shape of the flowers and the purple spots against the almost reflective white coloring with tips that look as if they have been dipped in butter.
I bought this one last November from Orchids & More in Germany. It was listed as small, but I would call this a medium sized masdevallia personally. At first I put it in the nano vivarium (since that was what I had originally bought it for), but it looked a bit too large for the space. Now I grow it in the warm vivarium in semi-hydro vulcanic rocks and it seems quite happy there.
Beautiful Masdie! I believe guttulata has something to do with spots? I have a Bulbophyllum guttulatum and the blooms are kind of an off-white color with a lot of magenta spotting like this Masdie has.
Thanks a lot! Yes, I am very happy with the way this masdie turned out. It has a graceful elegance to it which intrigues me. Interesting theory about the spots… perhaps it can be so since the common name for it is “The Small-Spotted Masdevallia.” I have not been able to find too much about this particular specie online. Perhaps someone who know will read this and answer.