Masdevallia norops Dendrobium This entices male euglossine bees

This entices male euglossine bees

Orchid enthusiasts treasure its unique charm

adding an element of whimsy to the diverse world of orchid cultivation

and a distinctive lip or labellum that resembles the bill of a duck or platypus

Masdevallia norops Dendrobium This entices male euglossine beesMasdevallia norops is found in cloud forests at elevations of 1500 2800 meters of Ecuador and Peru. It is a cool to cold growing, miniature sized epiphyte with a slender, erect, blackish ramicaul enveloped basally by 2 to 3 tubular sheaths carrying a single apical, erect, coriaceous, petiolate, elliptical, subacute leaf that is cuneate basally into the slender, channeled petiole. It likes good light, but not direct light and can be grown in basket or