Maxillaria variabilis Red Form

Maxillaria variabilis Red FormLarge, well established blooming size plant in 3. 25" pot. This is a great little plant! Super easy to grow and very forgiving. Likes temps from cool to hot, doesn't mind drying out a little between waterings, likes bright light, and produces bright yellow nickel sized flowers randomly all year long. What's not to like? Care: Regular year round watering and light feeding, cool hot temps, bright indirect light.

Mature plants produce new flower spikes before the previous ones finish

this is a good one

which are 4"+

These plants should bloom in the next 12-18 months if they are kept happy

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regular watering and feeding spring-fall

I've seen plants flower with nearly a hundred arching inflorescences of tiny white flowers

The purple lip is covered with white hairs

We've never been fully able to capture the richness of the red in the flower in pictures

Well-established blooming size division in 3" clear net pot

light-feeding spring-fall

The first thing that stands out is the fact that it sends flower spikes up