RHH's photos with the keyword: dryadella

Native to Nicaragua, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador Published in Orchids, the magazine of the American Orchid Society.

Native to Ecuador.

This miniature species is from Brazil.

Found from Costa Rica to Ecuador.

From Brazil.

Dryadella pusiola is a tiny orchid species from Colombia. The plant is about 5 cm tall and the tiny flowers are less than .5 cm. The Dryadellas were at one time classified with Masdevallias but the genus was separated from Masdevallia and now contains a small number of miniatures species with flowers that are similar in shape to this, though they vary in size and coloration. The genus is named rather aptly for the Dryads, the nymphs of the trees in Greek mythology. It's a flower that sparks one's imagination, but I'll leave it to you to tell me what you see in the flower. In any case, I'm taking it in for judging a little later today and we'll see what happens. It's a species that's not been awarded by the American Orchid Society to my knowledge, so perhaps they'll give it some kind of recognition. There are pictures of the whole plant in a 3.5 cm on my blog. Added note: the judges gave it a Certificate of Horticultural Merit since it had not been recognized before. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/02/dryadella-pusiola...

The genus Dryadella is named after the forest nymphs of Greek mythology, and I think you can see why in this example of the genus. They are related closely to Masdevallia and have tiny flowers on small plants. The pot in this case is only one inch in diameter. This particular plant was awarded a Certificate of Horticultural Merit by the American Orchid Society. It is from Colombia. More information and pictures here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2012/02/dryadella-pusiola...

I purchased this plant as a Masdevallia and it turned out to be something completely different. Dryadella is a genus related to Masdevallia and once included in Masdevallia, but which is now a separate genus. This, as best I can determine, is Dryadella barrowii from Ecuador. It is small plant and the flowers are around half an inch in size. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2013/03/dryadella-barrowi...