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Masdevallia picturata

Karma — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:10:57 +0000

There is just something special about this mini-Masdevallia… and everytime it blooms I am reminded of its awesomeness. The flowers are not large, but compared to the plant they are rather impressive in size none the less. The plant is no more than 5 cm tall and the width of the flower measures just [...]

Masdevallia (Alaticaulia) norae

Karma — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:38:11 +0000

This species hail from Colombia, Venezuela and maybe even as far down as into northwestern Brazil. It is a warm to intermediate grower actually as it grows primarily in lowland forests at elevations of 200 to 1000 meters. However, it does not seem to have any objections to the cooler temperatures in my cool vivarium, so I [...]

Finally a really bright idea

Karma — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:52:54 +0000

This is what happens when good lights go bad… or at least when you wire them up badly. They eventually burn out and die. So after about a year and a half I had to bite the bullet and rebuild all four lights for the cool vivarium. Because one after one, they had all [...]

Kefersteinia graminea

Karma — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:56:52 +0000

This is my first Kefersteinia, but it won’t be the last, and it is blooming now just in time for the new year. One must appreciate a lady with impeccable timing and it sure is a lovely species to ring in the new year with. Here’s to a fantastic 2012!!

I was really happy when I saw [...]

Lepanthes melpomene

Karma — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:49:57 +0000

I would like to wish you all a very nice Christmas with images of this lovely Lepanthes, named after Melpomene who initially was the Greek muse of singing and later became the muse of tragedy. Perhaps it only works in my warped mind, but it somehow seemed a fitting theme for the day… the [...]

Dracula velutina

Karma — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:28:22 +0000

I love everything about Dracula orchids, and this species does not disappoint… I love the shape of the flowers, the awesome dark red to nearly black sepaline tails an the coloring – especially from the back. I adore the icicle looking texture of the flowers and the little monkey face in the middle of the [...]

Masdevallia (Acinopetala) nicaraguae

Karma — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:59:21 +0000

A small to medium size warm to intermediate growing epiphyte that was found in the in cloud forest on Mombacho Volcano in Nicaragua, but it grows across most of Central America. The waxy white flowers measure about 1,5 cm tall and bloom on a short, single flowered, suberect inflorescence amidst the leaves. I really like the sparse pink [...]

Paphiopedilum appletonianum

Karma — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:56:07 +0000

This handsome fellow has been my main dinner-table decoration this season, and it is very good at its job. A stunning centerpiece with gorgeous compact mottled leaves with a super tall and slender inflorescence that won’t impede dinner conversations. I adore the little guy and would not mind having an entire window box of them [...]

Cattleya Dahlenburg Mini

Karma — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:27:47 +0000

This is rather nice mini Cattleya hybrid, named after the town where the grower (Karge) is located. I am actually not that big on Cattleya hybrids in general, and I think what it is I really like about this particular one is the way it grows – mounted on a small terracotta pipe. It seems [...]

Epidendrum endresii

Karma — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:38:32 +0000

A lovely intermediate to cool growing epiphyte from Costa Rica and Panama where it grows in cloud forests at elevations from 1200 up to 2400 meters. My plant is fairly small in size, measuring about 12-15 cm tall, but apparently the species can grow about twice as large. It produces a small cluster of flowers on [...]