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Masdevallia davisii

Discussion in 'Orchid Species' started by Gerrit, Dec 11, 2022.

  1. Dec 11, 2022 #1
    Gerrit

    Gerrit Well-Known Member

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    Masdevallia davisii -221201-2.jpg Masdevallia davisii -221201-5.jpg Masdevallia davisii -221201-6.jpg
     
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  2. Dec 11, 2022 #2
    scruffy

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    Cute color and shape of the flower.
    It's rather rounder than I generally see the photos.
    Is it smell nice?
     
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  3. Dec 11, 2022 #3
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    What's your success secret? I grow many cool/cold growing Masdevallia but this one just struggles. Barely grows any leaves, and never blooms. Any hints? My temperatures are 74F during the day and 53-54F at night. Does it like it colder than that?
     
  4. Dec 11, 2022 #4
    ryan248

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    Looks like a soft blanket of yellow pollen
     
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  5. Dec 12, 2022 #5
    Gerrit

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    It's the first time I have such a perfect round shaped flower on this one. It doesn't have any scent I"m afraid.
     
  6. Dec 12, 2022 #6
    Gerrit

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    I grow it cooler. In winter it is maximum 62F during the day and 50F at night. It get's extra led light in winter. And I have much better flowering on all my orchids since I use seaweed based foliar feeding once a week.
     
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  7. Dec 13, 2022 #7
    Marni

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    The seaweed I like has gottten quite expensive and I am trying some other brands. Can't quite figure out how strong to use the new ones. Do you know the total ppm of the solution for foliar feeding?
     
  8. Dec 14, 2022 #8
    Gerrit

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    The brand I use is Maxsea. It's developed especially for carnivorous plants and epiphytes like Tillandsia. I don't know if you can buy it the USA. The recommendation is 0.5 g per liter. I use half of that. I didn't know the ppm so I've measured it now and it is 190 ppm.
     
  9. Dec 15, 2022 #9
    Marni

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    Thanks, Gerrit! We have a fertilizer in the US with the brand name of Maxsea. It has several formulas, including a 16-16-16 and a 3-20-20. Which have you been using? I know people who have used it in the past and they seemed happy with it as a general fertilizier. I may try it since some of my plants aren't doing well and haven't rebounded from the troubles a few years back.
     
  10. Dec 15, 2022 #10
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    Must be the same thing. The one I use is 16-16-16. I also use Rainmix at half the recommended strenght two times a month. Since I've increased the fertilizing I've got much better results in general
     
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