Masdevallia constricta

[Piper]

That's a lot of buds! It must be a good sized plant.

McJulie

[jtlqh]

It is supposed to be free flowering. It also has put out a lot of leaves too, seems really easy to grow.

Qing

[ThirdDayOrchids]

Im going to try this plant its beautiful and i think its worth a shot!Im growing one den cuthbertsonii and a den dichaeoides that are cool growers sucessfully so far so this plant should at least grow in my grow room!I keep them on the bottom shelf close to the floor and cooler vent!
jason

[ThirdDayOrchids]

Oh are there any other warm growers?
jason

[nora_cy_lee]

Nice color!

[eikon]

Oh are there any other warm growers?
jason

here is a small list of warm growing masdie species:
• infracta
• livingstoneana
• mejiana
• oscitans
• pinocchio
• scabrilinguis
• floribunda
• wendlandiana

i really dig the floribunda, small & blooms year round
-then there are the hybrids many of which are heat tollerant

[jtlqh]

This is not a good picture, but just want to show how many flowers I got from this little guy. Each leave can send out 2 blooms, and they just kept comming out.

[Piper]

Actually, ThirdDay, I was just reading up on Den. cuthbertsonia and I just bought a Den. limpidum, which is the fat-bulb version of Den. dichaeoides. Neither species wants to dry out. They need good aeration, but must be kept moist with daily watering or even more frequent.

McJulie