Masdevallia Reggae 'Faint Stripe'

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Lovely small flowers which bloom every year. It's a nice variety without the bold stripes of some other Reggae's. I love the subtle colouring.

Since I took this photo I think it has at least another 6 spikes coming.

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I am not a great grower, I find keeping humidity up to be very difficult to be honest. Winter is ok as the humidity is naturally high here anyway but summer is hard.

The basics of what I do, keep in mind I live in a temperate climate and grow outside all year round. It's cool climate in winter and warm to hot in summer. So I grow in Sphagnum, use minimal fertiliser although i use a small amount. 50% shade in winter and 70% shade in summer.

Open shade cloth on the orchid house allows natural air movement all year round and I mist the plants often in summer. If the temp gets about 90F I bring the plants inside my home in trays and keep them in airconditioning until the hot weather passes. Then when the temps are a bit lower I take them back out.

I water twice a week in winter and 3 or 4 times in summer.

I mix some sponge rock (perlite) with the sphaghum moss.

Not sure what else to tell you, I keep things fairly simple.
 
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