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Posted: 07 Oct 2011


Taken: 06 Oct 2011

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orchid
gnome
colombia
walter
blood-red
pleurothallid
POTW
restrepia
guttulata


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Gnome

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.

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 Fizgig
Fizgig
Something alien in there for sure ;) Fascinating blossom!
9 years ago.

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