Masdevallia coccinea  Lind. ex Lindl.

From the Latin coccineus, "a bright, deep red color", referring to the color of the flowers.

Subgenus:  Masdevallia

Section:  Masdevallia

Subsection:  Coccineae

Plant ID:  01106 xanthina/00348/01875/01876/Krull Smith/03515/04285 (top photos)

                  02807/03409 (bottom photos)

Clonal Name:  'Crestwood' (on 01106)

Award:  AM/AOS of 83 points (on 01106)

Clonal Name:  'Bull's Blood' (on 01875)

Award:  AM/AOS of 82 points (on 01875)

Clonal Name:  'Hillsview Pink' (on 01876)

Award:  AM/AOS (on 01875)

Clonal Name:  'Krull Smith' 

Award:  AM/AOS ?

Clonal Name:  'Leywoods' (on 03515)

Award:  AM/AOS of 80 points (on 03515)

Clonal Name:  'Sanbars Carmen Beauty' (on 04285)

Award:  HCC/AOS of 77 points (on 04285)

Additional Information:  Widely distributed in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia where it remains locally abundant at altitudes ranging from 8,200 feet (2,500 m) to 11,800 feet (3,600 m).

For those of you who bloom M. coccinea with curly caudae or sepals like the photo on the right, this usually occurs when the blooms open in warmer weather.  The same plant will most likely bloom much nicer if cooler.

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