Masdevallia Peppermint Glow 'Morade'

Masdevallia Peppermint Glow 'Morade' is a selected clone of this Ray Thomson hybrid (M. infracta × Masdevallia Harlequin), registered in 1991. Harlequin is itself a primary hybrid between M. yungasensis and M. uniflora, bringing striated colouring and a compact, floriferous habit. M. infracta contributes warm pink-magenta tones and the reblooming spike habit that makes this cross so practical in cultivation. The result is a distinctive plant: upright, cupped flowers in bright cerise-pink with a luminous cream-yellow centre and long yellow-green tails, carried on compact bright green foliage.

One cultural note inherited from infracta: do not cut the flower spikes when blooming finishes. They will rebloom from the same spike in later seasons.

About this plant

• Flowering: Single flowers on erect spikes. It can produce multiple spikes at the same time.
• Flowers: Upright and cupped, bright cerise-pink with a cream-yellow centre and long yellow-green tails. The colouring is quite unlike the typical Masdevallia palette.
• Plant: Compact, with bright green foliage. Somewhat more forgiving than strictly cool-growing hybrids, but it still needs cool nights and is not suited to warm climates.

Growing conditions

• Temperature: Cool to intermediate, 5°C – 22°C. Cool nights are required.
• Light: Bright filtered light. No direct midday sun.
• Water: Keep evenly moist at all times. Do not allow it to dry out. Rainwater or RO water is preferred.
• Humidity & air: Humidity of 60% or higher, with constant gentle air movement.
• Spikes: Leave old flower spikes intact so they can rebloom from the same stem.

What you'll receive

You will receive the selected clone 'Morade' as an established flowering size division, a piece divided from an established plant. Buds and flowers cannot be guaranteed at the time of dispatch.