Meyers Conservatory - troymeyers.com
Site Navigation
Flasking Home Page
Your Picks List
Comprehensive List
Articles in the Site
Search
Ready-To-Go Flasks
Fast-Turn Flasks
Greenhouse Plants
Current Reservations
Testimonials
 
Flasks of
Masdevallia mendozae 'MC215' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN1257
Name: Masdevallia mendozae 'MC215' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
Click to Enlarge
Thumbnail
Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range C (52-70°F)
 
Comments: A wonderful masdevallia species. All parts of the plant are very brittle and must be handled with care to avoid damage.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 74°F, nights 54°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 70°F, nights 51°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Masdevallia   Named for José Masdeval, physician in the court of Spain. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of mendozae   Named for Hartmann Mendoza, Ecuadorian orchid enthusiast of the 20th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Masdevallia   maz-de-VAH-lee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
If you would like to direct someone to this web page, please copy and paste this URL into your email:
http://troymeyers.com/d?011257

Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
You might also want to: View the seed assay for this item.
View items of the same species.
View items of the same genus.
 
 

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 epiphytic species occurs in the forests of Zamora-Chinchipe Province in the southeastern corner of Ecuador. Plants were found at 7200 ft. (2200 m) near Loma del Aguila , just east of the pass on the road to Valle de Numbala.
More about this information and the Bakers...
 
 

Go to Flasking Home Page -- Contact Us
Contents of all pages Copyright © 1999-2024. All rights reserved.