Masdevallia naevia Chondroscaphe while small flowers emerge flush

while small flowers emerge flush against the leaf blade with triangular sepals and compact contrasting petals and lip

This species has fragrant flowers

inheriting a robust sympodial growth habit with slender

or purplish markings

Masdevallia naevia Chondroscaphe while small flowers emerge flushA free flowering epiphyte native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, producing multiple simultaneous blooms on slender upright scapes. The open, star shaped flowers display three spreading sepals with long, gracefully drooping tails, held above a compact rosette of broad, glossy leaves. Light: 7080% shade cloth; avoid direct midday sun. Bright, diffused light encourages the prolific blooming this species is known for. Temperature: 5572F (1322C)