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It is tovarensis season again

Karma — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 21:42:18 +0000

Masdevallia tovarensis has got to be one of those “must have” species if you like Masdevallia… both of mine are in bud or blooming now and it is such a nice time. It is just a stunningly beautiful species with waxy, long-lived and elegantly shaped white flowers. As if that was not enough – each [...]

Masdevallia math

Karma — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:31:46 +0000

I have 2 large Masdevallia tovarensis and I decided to divide one now that it has finished blooming. I actually found these M. tovarensis at a flower shop about two years ago. They were not in bloom and on the werge to be discarded when I saw them, so I got them for really [...]

Masdevallia vs. the wallpaper

Karma — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:17:06 +0000

I have two very nice Masdevallia tovarensis orchids. Both of which are in bud right now. One bud opened early in December and it was beautiful!! But the rest are just sitting there, waiting. Waiting for what!?! Every day go in there looking, hoping, waiting. But nothing.

I finally figured out that I think they [...]

The death of an orchid flower

Karma — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:48:30 +0000

There is something tragic, yet very graceful, when the orchid flower has done its time. It slowly begins to wilt and finally become a memory (or a mummy) of its former beauty. Yet it lingers, refusing to give up the right to exist, to remember its former grandeur. Sometimes I almost like this process [...]

A fabulous comeback for Masdevallia tovarensis

Karma — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:15:18 +0000

After the harrowing near death experience with Madame La Guillotine recently, the spirited tovarensis has made a strong comeback and is displaying the most perfect set of flowers finally! The delicate shades of white and the pronounced structure of the flowers looks a bit like a corset made with the finest silk – it [...]

Masdevallia meets Madame La Guillotine

Karma — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:49 +0000

I have been tiptoeing around my two Masdevallia tovarensis for weeks now watching the little buds grow – but they grow oh sooooo slow!! And then last night I managed to break off one of the most developed buds, the one almost ready to open up! A quick slash, a gasp for air, followed [...]