Masdevallias

[arcticshaun]

A few of my Madevallias actually blooming at the same time for once. All grown under lights.
Masd. Mardi Gras

Masd. Alicia

Masd. Alicia, Goldfinch, Mardi Gras and princeps

Shaun

 

[NYEric]

Very nice, thanx for posting.

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Nice Shaun! I love the color of Alicia.

 

[Elena]

They are great, good growing!

 

[swamprad]

Very nice, they are beautiful!

I have coddled my two masdevallias through the summer (indoors under lights of course, next to an a/c vent, with a humidifier going to counteract the dryness of the a/c, and with daily mistings) and, though they probably both hate me, I do have hopes for later in the year...

 

[Heather]

I love these...keep thinking about trying one or two again now that conditions are cooler. Hrmmm...

 

[Renegayde]

I have a Masdevallia schroederiana coming from Troy Meyers.......I am really hoping I can refrain from killing it......LOL.......the temp range according to the donor is 60-83 which is one reason I thought I might be able to keep it alive

 

[JeanLux]

bravo for all of them!!! Alicia seems to have lots of veitchiana in its parentage!!! Jean

 

[Paph Wrangler]

A few of my Madevallias actually blooming at the same time for once. All grown under lights.
Masd. Mardi Gras

Masd. Alicia

Masd. Alicia, Goldfinch, Mardi Gras and princeps

Shaun

Shaun,

Can you share any growing tips for growing masdevallias indoors? I have two that grow and try to bloom, but always seem to blast their buds. I tried growing outdoors in the greenhouse, but the temps just get plain too hot for them!!

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Dave

 

[Corbin]

Beautiful. I have three two of which are looking very bad. They are all supposed to be heat tolerant but so far only the Snow Cone seems to truly doing well. I like the looks of your Mardi Gras and with that name it ought to be heat tolerant. What is its parentage?

 

[SlipperFan]

Looks like these are doing very well. Not easy plants to grow, at least for me.

 

[arcticshaun]

We are having temps outside above 30 degrees C (86 degrees F) but my grow room in the basement summer max 26 degrees C (78 F), min 18 C (65 F). In the spring and fall when I don't heat the house the basement can cool off to 13 C (55 F). I grow my Masdevallias in a open tank and have a fog generator in a bowl below them to produce some higher humidity throughout the day with fans for circulation.

Masd. Alicia = glandulosa x guttulata (flowers often)[I'm still not sure about the ID on this one, I was expecting it to be shorter]
Masd. Mardi Gras = Copper Angel x glandulosa (I think this one needs to be cooler despite the glandulosa influence, it doesn't flower often)
Masd. Goldfinch = constricta x triangularis (free flowering and easy for me)
Masd. princeps (intermediate temps, sequential flowers)

Not pictured:
Masd. caloptera (cool grower, multi-flowered, scented, ID uncertain)
Masd. infracta (not flowered)
Masd. Tuakau Candy (yungasensis x trianglularis, not flowered)

If I could I would add continous fog and more air movement.

Shaun