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Maxillaria Fabricio Suarez flowering size, strong plants 19,50 EUR

Maxillaria acuminata flowering size 10,00 EUR

Maxillaria fractiflexa flowering size 19,50 EUR

Maxillaria grandimentum flowering size 12,00 EUR

Maxillaria longissima flowering size 19,50 EUR

Maxillaria molitor flowering size 15,00 EUR

Maxillaria pulla flowering size 12,00 EUR

Maxillaria reichenheimiana flowering size 15,00 EUR

Maxillaria shepheardii flowering size 15,00 EUR

Maxillaria turkeliae flowering size 15,00 EUR

History

The genus Maxillaria was established by Ruiz & Pavon in 1794. It consists of more than 300 species from the South American tropics and subtropics. The coriaceous leaves are their most outstanding characteristic trait. Several flowers can grow from a pseudo bulb.
There is no new description of this genus. However, the genera Lycaste and Xylobium have been separated. Other separations, like Camaridium, did not find acceptance.
The name derives from the Latin maxilla which means jawbone. Some say that the flowers look like a throat.

Cultivation

Maxillaria are becoming more and more popular. They are easy to cultivate, like to flower and a lot of them have a pleasent odour.
Maxillaria should not be cultivated at less than 15°C during winter. They like a loose bark medium. A lot of small species can be mounted, but should never dry out completely.
They like fertilizer in spring and in summer, some tall and fast growing species even like relatively large amounts of it.
Some species with thick leaves tolerate a lot of light. In general, they can be cultivated in half shady places.

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