mendelii

Just a single flower from a new arrival in May so very weak. This shows in the size and form of this flower, which normally is bigger in size and fuller. But just a teaser for now until next year. A rare flamea form of this Colombian species from a division of Francisco Villegas connoisseur...

Flowered beautifully by DaveB, my mendelii is showing flaring on some flowers. This is surprising as it was not expected. Because the flares were not that particularly strong on some flowers as well as missing in some other flowers, I put a question mark on it after name. Consistency is needed...