RHH's photos with the keyword: alaticaulia

Formerly classified as Masdevallia bicolor.

Native to Ecuador and formerly classifed as Masdevallia brachyura.

Formerly Masdevallia vargasii. Published in Orchids, the magazine of the American Orchid Society.

Formerly classified as Masdevallia tovarensis this species is from Venezuela.

Formerly known as Masdevallia tovarensis, this orchid species is from Venezuela. It is one of few Masdevallias that will tolerate warmer temperatures.

In Explore, August 5, 2011, #423. This orchid, once classified as a Masdevallia, belongs to a group that are distinguished by their triangular flower stems (triangular in cross-section). It is from Ecuador and Peru and blooms successivly. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/08/alaticaulia-weber...

Also known as Masdevallia don-quijote, this species is a real charmer, both for its name and for its unusual form. It is native to Ecuador and is named after the Man of La Mancha, Don Quixote, for its supposed resemblance to the bowed legs of his horse, Rosinante, (the lateral sepals - lower half of the flower) and a lance (dorsal sepal - upper half of the flower). The plant is large, as Masdevallias go, about 15 cm tall, with 35 cm flower spikes that bloom successively, and flowers that are about 11 cm tall. It is a very vigorous grower and bloomer. orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/02/alaticaulia-don-q...

It's been quite some time since I posted a picture of one of my own orchids, so here's an orchid that bloomed recently. Masdevallia Redwing is a hybrid of two species, Masdevallia coccinea and Masdevallia infracta, a cool-growing with a warmth-tolerant species with some of the best features of both. It has far more temperature tolerance than Masdevallia coccinea and has far more colorful and larger flowers than Masdevallia infracta. There is considerable color variation in the cross, since the Masdevallia coccinea parent ranges in color from white to red through every shade of yellow, orange and pink. Examples of the two parents are shown below, though I am quite certain that a differently colored Masdevallia coccinea was used to produce this cross.

Also known as Masdevallia weberbaueri, this species is from Ecuador and Peru. It belongs to a group of "Masdevallias" whose most notable characteristic is a triangular flower spike (in cross-section). More photos here: orchidsinbloom-ron.blogspot.com/2011/08/alaticaulia-weber...