Maxillaria reichenheimiana

Two views of a mounted plant. This one went a bit too long before remounting and there is some damage on the leaves. The flowers last quite well and it blooms more than once a year. This plant is from Peru.

 

I've tried; these spots don't scratch off. That is M pseudoreichenheimiana that you can scratch off and it comes from Colombia and Ecuador. M reichenheimiana is not as common in collections here, but it is widespread from Nicaragua to Peru and Venezuela and Guyana.

 

Not that I've noticed. I like the spots too.

 

I did still grow it. I like it so much I have it in flask, but it isn't big enough to have spots. That's one of the things I'm interested in seeing is how old do they have to be to take on the adult characteristics. I grow this in intermediate conditions in moderate to moderately bright light, with year round water and dilute fertilizer. I grow one of them mounted on tree fern and the other is potted in fine bark mix in a plastic pot.

 

I water it so that it might approach dryness between waterings, but it doesn't dry out.

 

Now you know what to check for the next time.