Masde's and a Lycaste

[Ruth]

Here's my Masd. Highland Monarch. Best of Masdevallia at the Boise Show. It has 12 flowers or buds


Masd. Machu Picchu 'Crown Point' AM/AOS
Can't get the color right


And finally my Lycaste Athanacia (Kurt Servos 'Lisa x skinneri alba 'Torn elegance')

 

[Justin]

Sweet

 

[Linus_Cello]

Love the Masd. Machu Picchu. Is this a cool grower? Or warmth tolerant?

 

[SlipperFan]

Very nice. You are growing them well!

 

[Ozpaph]

lovely masdies

 

[eggshells]

That's pretty indeed.

 

[NYEric]

Nice. Is the Lycaste fragrant? How do you grow them?

 

[Linus_Cello]

Nice. Is the Lycaste fragrant? How do you grow them?

Not for your apartment- You have to stop watering them in the fall/winter.

 

[Ruth]

Love the Masd. Machu Picchu. Is this a cool grower? Or warmth tolerant?

It has been blooming on and off all winter. I let my greenhouse get down to 50 degrees F., but I think the temperature change from day to night, and more light has made it bloom better. I don't think it needs to be that cool, I am just trying to save money on heat.

 

[Ruth]

Nice. Is the Lycaste fragrant? How do you grow them?

It' isn't fragrant. I got my info about how to grow them from an article in AOS by Wilford B. Neptune, MD. He also refers to Steve Gettel. Both are excellent growers. I water once a week. I have 4 and they are all growing fine. I like these, because if you mess up the leaves, they eventually drop and you get new leaves that look great.:rollhappy:

 

[NYEric]

Thanks. I have 3 Lycastes but they are not really doing anything. I try not to overwater them but the humidity in our apartment is in the negative numbers so we spray everything at least once a day.