RHH's photos with the keyword: restrepia

This plant was awarded by the American Orchid Society as Restrepia sanguinea but I've been told it's actually Restrepia guttulata. The Restrepias are a genus of orchids that all have these oddly shaped flowers, most of them in bright colors with spots and stripes. The inset photo provides a close-up of the parts of the flower which look like a little face. They are from Mexico, Central and South America, in this case from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. They are one of the few orchids that can be grown from a leaf that's been removed and they belong to the same group of orchids as Masdevallia and Pleurothallis.

I suppose that in posting this shot, we've gone from the sublime to the bizarre. Restrepia flosculata is from Colombia and Ecuador and is one of the more bizarre orchids I grow. The plant is around eight inches tall and the flowers and the flowers a half to three-quarters of an inch tall. They grow on the back of the leaves and when this flowered recently I did not even realize it was flowering. The Restrepias are all from Central and South America, are related to Masdevallia and Pleurothallis and all have similar-looking flowers.

Restrepia is a genus of small orchids that are all brightly colored and that all look similar to this. It is difficult to imagine that someone went through the trouble of trying to hybridize these tiny flowers, but someone has and this is the result. The hybrid has not, however, been registered.

This orchid, Restrepia cuprea, like many of the other Restrepias, has a little face in the center. It is a small plant, less than 15 cm, and is from Colombia. The plant's name, cuprea, refers to the coppery orange color of the flowers. Interestingly, Restrepia is one of the few orchids that can be grown from leaf cuttings. For more pictures of plant and flowers, see: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2010/10/restrepia-cuprea.... .

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.

This odd orchid species is also from Colombia. It continues to bloom from the leaves until they die, producing a long succession of flowers and is almost always in the bloom. Restrepias some of the few orchids that can be propagated from leaf cuttings. More pictures here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2010/10/restrepia-cuprea....

This is another shot of a species I've previously posted. It is from Columbia, produces its rather short-lived flowers from the top of each leaf stalk and continues to produce them as long as the stalk is alive. Like others in the genus it is one of the few orchids that can be reproduced with leaf cuttings, though the cutting must include the base of the leaf and the top of the stalk. The flowers are two inches in size and come on a plant that is eight inches tall. If you look carefully at the second photo you can see a little gnome face in the center of the flower. This was awarded by the American Orchid Society as Restrepia sanguinea, but I am told (see below) that it is actually Restrepia guttulata. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/10/restrepia-sanguin...