Masdevallia polysticta 'John' plant-tag velvety texture

velvety texture

John Leathers contributes bold spotting and warm amber tones

Individual flowers may vary noticeably in form and intensity between flowering cycles

individual flowers can vary in intensity and presentation between flowering cycles

Hill in 1989 — a cross of two genuinely miniature species

Masdevallia polysticta 'John' plant-tag velvety textureMasdevallia polysticta 'John' is a selected clone of this distinctive cool growing species, notable for one of the more unusual traits in the genus multi flowered racemes that carry several blooms simultaneously on a single arching stem. Where most Masdevallia produce flowers singly, polysticta puts on a genuine display. The flowers of 'John' are white to cream, heavily scattered with magenta purple spots and dashes across the sepals, with a prominent