Gnome

Can you see him?

He comes from Colombia.

This is a closeup of a small orchid, Restrepia guttulata. In this case the flowers are 5-6 cm on a 10 cm plant with stiff stems and heart-shaped leaves.

Interestingly, Restrepias are among the few orchids that can be propagated from leaf cuttings.

More photos here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/10/restrepia-sanguin...

Published in the December, 2011, issue of Orkideer, the magazine of the Swedish Orchid Society in an article on orchid photography.