Masdevallia macrura Guzmania Best grown mounted on cork

Best grown mounted on cork or in a fine bark mix with excellent drainage and good airflow

This medium to large-statured plant produces magnificent

tufted root system

Colonial Surprise × Den

Watering: Keep the medium evenly moist at all times

Masdevallia macrura Guzmania Best grown mounted on corkA floriferous epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing multiple simultaneous blooms on independent erect scapes above a compact, robust rosette. The cucullate flowers feature a prominent dark hood over a contrasting bicolor base, with long filiform tails on all three sepals sweeping downward in graceful curves. Light: 7080% shade cloth; avoid direct midday sun. Bright, diffused light encourages the prolific blooming this species is