I feel I need to say that when it comes to blooming Masdevallias, that it is just the beginning for me as I have only grown them for about 2 years and am just now getting 'it' right and keeping them not just alive but healthy enough to bloom [yey!]. Also I'm still experimenting, trying different things, and different ways of growing Masdevallias [different media/mixes organic verus non-organic semi-hyro etc].Masdevallia Hurdy Gurdy 'Deep Magenta Tails' is my 3rd Masdevallia that I've gotten to bloom again recently since I started growing Masdevallias in particular. I purchased it from Mt Beenak at the 2007 Drouin orchid growing workshop so have only had it for about 5 months which isn't long enough to take it to my clubs [the Gippsland Orchid Club] next show, but I can take it to the next meeting instead if the bloom lasts. It also has more spikes taking off that could also be open by then :) Check out this photo at much bigger size in my Photobucket album here. Also in my Photobucket album are photos of the original bloom on this plant when I first got it.
Masdevallia Sundancer x Masd yungasensis ‘Bob’ was the first Masdevallia that I originally got in flower which rebloomed but it was not a very good one due probably to it and my other Masdevallias being inside in a fishtank without sufficient air movement, circulation, light and being crowded. Also I had repotted it into semihydro [which I'll discuss in another post]. I've since divided it [and they've been in my GH since late Autumn]- half into Mt Beenak style [moss around roots on top of bark [or chc]/perlite and the other half is in semi-hydro; there are new spikes so I'm hoping they're better than the deformed one.
Masdevallia Copper Queen was the 2nd to reflower, it's actually potted semi-hydro style in hydroton clayballs; it had two blooms but they didn't open fully, I'm not 100% sure why. Another one is just opening and more on their way, it will be interesting to see if they open properly.
My Masdevallia Lemon Glow 'Gold Rust' is still in flower [bought it in bud] and I'm loving it; check out the macro photo of a bloom I took that shows what happens when you look at the blooms side on or tilt them around- they turn from yellow gold to purple- it's something to do with the hairs I think?Finally my Masdevallia Pichincha 'Eruption' HCC division I recently got in bud is blooming [beautiful!] .
Future stuff: I just got a Masd. Bella Donna in bud from Marita [another Masdevallia afficiando from my club] which is opening soon [very excited here lol] and also my club show is coming up soon. Last time I got champion novice for my Zelemnia Liz 'Full Moon' and even a $50.00 gold token which I'm going to use to buy the Britanica Encylopedia of Orchids [Sweet huh?!]. I didn't take *any* photos at our last show but will this time!
