Orchid Karma :: An orchid blog » Masdevallia guttulata http://www.orchidkarma.com My name is Karma, I am from Gothenburg, Sweden and I blog about my orchid obsession. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:30:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Masdevallia guttulata http://www.orchidkarma.com/masdevallia-guttulata/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/masdevallia-guttulata/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:10:43 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=2867 This is a small epiphyte from Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador where it grows along streams at altitudes between 400 and 1100 meters. Since it grows on pretty low altitudes it is also more tolerant to warmer temperatures and do well in intermediate culture. The small flowers are perhaps not as showy as some [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/masdevallia-guttulata/feed/ 2 It must be Masdevallia season… http://www.orchidkarma.com/it-must-be-masdevallia-season/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/it-must-be-masdevallia-season/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:19:57 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1598  …because almost all of my Masdevallias are blooming now. I have an aquarius hybrid that has been blooming non-stop since May 2008! Another, a small Masdevallia guttulata – truly a perpetual bloomer – is working on on flower number 9 on the same inflorescence at the moment. Only the two winter blooming tovarensis are not [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/it-must-be-masdevallia-season/feed/ 8 Masdevallia guttulata – much more graceful than the name implies… http://www.orchidkarma.com/masdevallia-guttulata-a-much-more-graceful-orchid-than-the-name-implies/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/masdevallia-guttulata-a-much-more-graceful-orchid-than-the-name-implies/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 11:55:52 +0000 Karma http://www.orchidkarma.com/?p=1133 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 [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/masdevallia-guttulata-a-much-more-graceful-orchid-than-the-name-implies/feed/ 2 Oh oh… trouble in paradise! http://www.orchidkarma.com/oh-oh-trouble-in-paradise/ http://www.orchidkarma.com/oh-oh-trouble-in-paradise/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:59:54 +0000 Karma http://electronicmoon.com/orchid_blog/?p=268 Okay, looked into the nano cabinet last night and it seems like I have a fungus problem on my hands… Two masdevallia orchids, tuerckheimii (left) and guttulata (right) are affected. Dang!!

As much as this sucks, I think I know what the problem is … when I watering water is dripping from the orchids [...]]]> http://www.orchidkarma.com/oh-oh-trouble-in-paradise/feed/ 1