Masdevallia maxilimax Helcia hanging lanterns

hanging lanterns

which is a distinctive characteristic of this species

captivating viewers with its exotic allure

This exceptional hybrid between Masd

Masdevallia maxilimax Helcia hanging lanternsFound in southern Ecuador at elevations of 1800 to 2000 meters as a mini miniature sized, cool growing epiphyte with blackish, erect, slender ramicauls enveloped basally by 2 to 3 loose, tubular sheaths carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptical, acute leaf that is narrowly cuneate below into the blackish petiole and blooms in the summer and fall on a slender, erect, 1. 2" to 2. 4" [3 to 6 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence arising