Masdevallia Copper Wing

[shakkai]

This one has just started flowering here:

 

[biothanasis]

Great colours!!!! Is it difficult to grow???

 

[Kavanaru]

wow, Shannan... that's beautiful...

 

[goldenrose]

:clap: :clap: Oh yeah!! :drool: I'm getting into masdies & dracs, please tell us temp requirements!

 

[shakkai]

Thanks guys! It is quite a striking flower, and has pretty good form for this hybrid.

It isn't difficult at all, so long as temps don't get too high. It doesn't seem to be quite a fussy about water quality as some of the species Masdies. All in all, I find hybrid Masdies to be easy to grow plants.

 

[shakkai]

Rose, the summers here don't get very hot - if it gets into the 80s its the exception rather than the rule. So, for me, the Masdies are quite easy growers. I think that in general, hybrid Masdies are much more tolerant than a lot of the species.

 

[Kavanaru]

you are so lucky with the cooler temps...

(yes, I know, most of my friends say I am crazy, but I love colder temps... and summer here is too hot!)

 

[biothanasis]

..., most of my friends say I am crazy, but I love colder temps...

Me too...!!!

 

[NYEric]

Me too, we should all move to Canada! Huh!? What do you mean I'm banned!?

 

[Kavanaru]

Me too...!!!

you too think I am crazy or you too love colder temps? LOL

 

[Kavanaru]

Me too, we should all move to Canada! Huh!? What do you mean I'm banned!?

Canada? I would prefer north Tenerife nice beaches the whole year, and if you leave a little bit away from the coast, you have coll temps all year round...

give me a job there, and I move immediately...

 

[shakkai]

Nah... too cold in Canada in the winter! We have the best of both in the UK: cool summers and very mild winters (usually).

 

[NYEric]

Now I have to look it up!
Shakkai, I hope you have some kind of ultrasonic fogger to keep the cool humidity up for the draculas and masdies.

 

[Kavanaru]

I still raise my hand for Tenerife

 

[shakkai]

In my Exo-Terra tank, the ambient humidity (without any special devices) is normally above 70%. Over 90% after their daily misting.

One of the other advantages of being in the UK!! High humidity most of the time.

 

[NYEric]

Check out the requirements for draculas. Good luck.

Tenneriffe's in Australia, they speak w/ funny accents! :evil:

 

[Kavanaru]

Tenneriffe's in Australia, they speak w/ funny accents! :evil:

Nope... I mean this Tenerife: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife

 

[shakkai]

Eric, I only grow one Dracula. I had another one, but I think my humidity varied too much and the buds kept blasting, so I gave it to someone who grows in a greenhouse and could keep it happy. I'm happy to stick with the Masdies.

 

[JeanLux]

very nice pic. of a really cool flower!!! Jean

 

[swamprad]

Whoah, that is very, very nice!