Masdevallia Paola Medina (Big) Grias acuminate sepals and petals alongside

acuminate sepals and petals alongside a prominently fringed lip with long fringe margins and a vivid contrasting yellow callus at its center

mat-forming species from the montane forests of South Asia

which can scorch the delicate foliage

branching stems densely clothed in small

trumpet-shaped lip

Masdevallia Paola Medina (Big) Grias acuminate sepals and petals alongsideA large, vigorous primary hybrid between Masd. rolfeana and Masd. polysticta, combining the bold, large flowered presence of the first parent with the floriferous habit and long, dramatic tails of the second. Flowers are borne on long ramicauls with an extraordinarily long, arching dorsal tail and a broad, open lateral cup with two downward curving tails a commanding bloom on a robust, upright plant. Light: 7080% shade cloth; bright indirect light.