{"id":1477,"date":"2009-12-07T21:28:48","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T05:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=1477"},"modified":"2011-03-31T08:08:41","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T16:08:41","slug":"trichosalpinx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/07\/trichosalpinx\/","title":{"rendered":"Trichosalpinx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/03\/worlds-smallest-orchid\/\">the topic of mini orchids<\/a>, here&#8217;s one with a name that&#8217;s bigger than the plant itself. Trichosalpinx may be a mouthful, but it&#8217;s an easy orchid to grow. Its tiny reddish-purple flowers bloom in tightly packed clusters. Each flower is just 1\/10 inch (2.5 mm) tall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_1_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1487\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flowers and leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_1_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flowers and leaves\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_1_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_1_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_1_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_2_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1488\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flowers and leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_2_640px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flowers and leaves\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_2_640px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_2_640px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_2_640px.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_3_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1489\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flowers and leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_3_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flowers and leaves\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_3_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_3_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_3_640px.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dave&#8217;s macro photography skills make it possible to really appreciate this mini <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/masdevallia.html\">Masdevallia<\/a> relative. Whatever the plant lacks in stature, it compensates with perseverance. This species is a frequent bloomer, producing flowers for months at a time. It&#8217;s native to cloud forests from Nicaragua south to Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru. In cultivation, it likes consistent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">watering<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/temperature.html\">warm temperatures<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">high humidity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_4_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1490\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_4_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flowers\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_4_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_4_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_4_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_5_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1491\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flowers close-up\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_5_800px-128x96.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flowers close-up\" width=\"128\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_5_800px-128x96.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_5_800px-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_5_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_6_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1492\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flowers\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_6_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flowers\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_6_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_6_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_6_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_7_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1493\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flower close-up\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_7_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flower close-up\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_7_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_7_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_7_640px.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With tiny flowers that emerge under the leaf, this Trichosalpinx can sometimes bloom without me realizing it. Even when it&#8217;s hiding its flowers, however, new leaves provide great color. Young leaves start with a reddish-purple tint, and then fade to a light green.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_8_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1494\" title=\"Trichosalpinx flower buds under leaf\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_8_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Trichosalpinx flower buds under leaf\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_8_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_8_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_8_640px.jpg 481w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_9_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1495\" title=\"Young Trichosalpinx leaf showing coloration\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_9_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Young Trichosalpinx leaf showing coloration\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_9_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_9_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_9_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_10_640px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1486\" title=\"Young Trichosalpinx leaf showing coloration\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_10_640px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Young Trichosalpinx leaf showing coloration\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_10_640px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_10_640px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Trichosalpinx_orbicularis_10_640px.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing the topic of mini orchids, here&#8217;s one with a name that&#8217;s bigger than the plant itself. Trichosalpinx may be a mouthful, but it&#8217;s an easy orchid to grow. Its tiny reddish-purple flowers bloom in tightly packed clusters. Each flower is just 1\/10 inch (2.5 mm) tall. Dave&#8217;s macro photography skills make it possible to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,6,16,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mini-orchids","category-photos","category-warm-growers","category-watering"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1477"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1524,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1477\/revisions\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}