Masdevallia John Tomaschke 'Deep Purple' no Award Crossed with Starsheen 'Botanic Fireworks'

Crossed with Starsheen 'Botanic Fireworks' — bold yellow with deep burgundy spotting and one of the most recognisable clones in Australian native breeding — this cross should produce something with strong colour contrast

Typically one to two upright spikes per mature growth

and overall floral presence

Both parents are vivid red Peruvian Andean species

and prolific spike production

Masdevallia John Tomaschke 'Deep Purple' no Award Crossed with Starsheen 'Botanic Fireworks'Masdevallia John Tomaschke 'Deep Purple' is a selected clone of this hybrid between Masdevallia Heathii (M. ignea M. veitchiana) and Masdevallia discoidea, registered by G. Staal and J. Leathers in 2004. The discoidea influence is immediately apparent it contributes the intense deep magenta purple colouring that sets this hybrid apart from the warm orange tones typical of most Heathii crosses. 'Deep Purple' is a sibling to our own 'Lou Reed' clone,