How to grow Masdevallia tovarensis growing and care:
Cold temp: 6-8c night 20c day (not hot summer), high humidity 65%+, soil sphagnum moss with little bark, the pot need to be open (with big holes) for the flowers and growth
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes, really hard to start from seeds
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Very specific requirement
Planting season:
All year
Pests and diseases:
Aphids
Pruning season:
All year
How to prune:
Dead leaves
Size of the plant?
20-50 cm, 8-20 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Shade (light)
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
All year
General information about the flower
White flowers the shape flowers triangle to 3 lobes the top of the petal can be smaller than the other, sometimes in vertex there is spikes
Scientific name:
Masdevallia tovarensis
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting, Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Epiphyte, Evergreen, Geophyte, Orchids, Perennial plant
Plant Uses: Indoor plants, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers, Winter flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season:
Edible Parts:
Culinary uses: