{"id":21696,"date":"2015-03-29T21:00:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T05:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/?p=21696"},"modified":"2015-05-24T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T05:32:00","slug":"its-easy-to-love-masdevallia-orchids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/29\/its-easy-to-love-masdevallia-orchids\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Easy to Love Masdevallia Orchids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no wonder why we love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/identify\/orchids\/masdevallia.html\">Masdevallia<\/a> orchids. These two stunning examples are now in bloom on our patio, with their big, neon flowers atop tall stems, bobbing in the breeze. Thanks to Dave&#8217;s great photography, it&#8217;s easy to enjoy their charms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_3_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea, orchid species with bright pink flowers, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_3_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_3_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_3_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21699\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_2_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea, side view of orchid species with bright pink flowers, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_2_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_2_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_2_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21698\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1_800px-85x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea, orchid species with bright pink flowers, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"85\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1_800px-85x128.jpg 85w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1_800px-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_1_800px.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 85px) 100vw, 85px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_1_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_1_800px-96x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea var xanthina 'M. Wayne Miller' AM\/AOS, orchid species with bright yellow flowers, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"96\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_1_800px-96x128.jpg 96w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_1_800px-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_1_800px.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_2_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_2_800px-128x85.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea var xanthina 'M. Wayne Miller' AM\/AOS, side view of flower opening and flower buds, orchid species with bright yellow flowers, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_2_800px-128x85.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_2_800px-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_2_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_3_800px.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-21703\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_3_800px-128x128.jpg\" alt=\"Masdevallia coccinea var xanthina 'M. Wayne Miller' AM\/AOS, orchid species with bright yellow flowers, grown outdoors in Pacifica, California\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_3_800px-128x128.jpg 128w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_3_800px-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Masdevallia_coccinea_var_xanthina_M_Wayne_Miller_AM_AOS_3_800px.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, both of these plants are the same species, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/04\/masdevallia\/\">Masdevallia coccinea<\/a>. Native to high elevations in Colombia and Peru, they occur in many brilliant color varieties. No matter the hue, they need <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/humidity.html\">cool, moist breezes<\/a> and frequent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/care\/details\/water.html\">waterings<\/a>. These orchids love living outside our foggy home on the Northern California coast. And we certainly love having them here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s no wonder why we love Masdevallia orchids. These two stunning examples are now in bloom on our patio, with their big, neon flowers atop tall stems, bobbing in the breeze. Thanks to Dave&#8217;s great photography, it&#8217;s easy to enjoy their charms. Believe it or not, both of these plants are the same species, Masdevallia [&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":[15,3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool-growers","category-growing","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21696","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=21696"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22139,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21696\/revisions\/22139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.aboutorchids.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}