Maxillaria Sanguinea

[camille1585]

Can't help in the least, but just have to say that I wasn't familiar with this maxillaria species until now and it looks great! I have a (gigantic) tenuifolia which I love, and always wanted to ask a few smaller species to the collection. This might be the one.

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Can't help in the least, but just have to say that I wasn't familiar with this maxillaria species until now and it looks great! I have a (gigantic) tenuifolia which I love, and always wanted to ask a few smaller species to the collection. This might be the one.

It supposed to have a fruity fragrance and it is significantly smaller than tenufolia. Variabilis is another very nice looking fragrant maxillaria that is smaller than tenufolia. My favorite though is Mormolyca ruscefens... Amazing fragrance, free blooming, and small...

[avian]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Can't help in the least, but just have to say that I wasn't familiar with this maxillaria species until now and it looks great! I have a (gigantic) tenuifolia which I love, and always wanted to ask a few smaller species to the collection. This might be the one.

Check out Maxillaria gracilis (cerifera). It's one of the small Maxillaria. It does well outdoors at least for me in So. CA. Range of temperatures for this one is cool to hot and can generally tolerate extremes. Last year it bloomed with one flower but this year there were eight little flowers.

[Clawhammer]

Originally Posted by avian

Check out Maxillaria gracilis (cerifera). It's one of the small Maxillaria. It does well outdoors at least for me in So. CA. Range of temperatures for this one is cool to hot and can generally tolerate extremes. Last year it bloomed with one flower but this year there were eight little flowers.

Is gracilis fragrant?

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Originally Posted by Roberta

For a warm-growing Maxillaria (that lends itself to growing indoors) check out Max. richii. Blooms multiple times a year, flowers are a sort of dusty rose color, with bright-yellow lip. fairly unusual color. Flower size about 2 cm. I have found it to be really robust (in my GH)

I ordered one of these from Ecuagenera last week Glad to see your endorsement

[avian]

Originally Posted by Clawhammer

Is gracilis fragrant?


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I ordered one of these from Ecuagenera last week Glad to see your endorsement

It is supposed to be but I didn't smell anything.

I have a richii but mine is not doing very well. It's indoors but not in a greenhouse. Maybe it would do better in one?