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Flasks of
Masdevallia ophioglossa 'CedarWood Trilliant' × self |
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| Number: |
TN2298 |
| Name: |
Masdevallia ophioglossa 'CedarWood Trilliant' × self
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self (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
CJ Maciejeski
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Must be grown under cool temperatures (55°F to 72°F, 12.8°C to 22.2°C) with high humidity (at least 80% relative humidity), excellent water quality a must. I grow this and other Masdevallia species mounted, but drying out is not permitted for more than a day.
Comments: Parent plant: An adorable, though not showy species of this genus of show stoppers in miniature. Flowers held singly on erect, wiry inflorescences at or below leaf height, somewhat downward facing, with sepaline aperture at about a 135-degree angle, relative to pot level. Sepaline tube sparkling, diaphanous white with two opposite near-clear windows of very thin tissue basally; dorsal sepal hooded, dorsal tail of bright lime green held at an angle confluent to the opening of the sepaline tube; lateral sepals bluntly connate ending abruptly in lime green caudae held perfectly flat relative to the opening of the sepaline tube with the distal third curving downwards; dissection of flower reveals minuscule labellum of very pale yellow; petals glistening white and extremely small; texture sparkling, substance diaphanous. Natural spread 0.8cm horizontally, 0.6cm vertically; dorsal sepal 0.3cm wide, 0.4cm long; lateral sepals 0.2 cm wide, 0.4 cm long; petals minute; labellum minute. Truly a plant for the "botanical wonder" category, this is not a plant for a lover of showy orchids. Overall, a very cute plant and flower, but relatively insignificant, compared to M. coccinea or veitchiana. Overall plant height at maturity is only five centimeters, so it certainly isn't a space hog.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 79°F, nights 55°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Masdevallia |
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Named for José Masdeval, physician in the court of Spain.
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Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
Masdevallia |
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maz-de-VAH-lee-ah
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker
The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Ecuador. This species is found in wet cloudforests on the
western slopes of the Andes in Pichincha Province near Quito, in Imbabura
Province, and in Azuay Province. Plants have been found at 5600-7850 ft.
(1700-2400 m), but they usually grow at about 6550 ft. (2000 m).
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