Above: Masdevallia 
Kimara ‘Pretty Flamingo’ AD/OSCOV 
Right: Masdevallia 
(Funky x Pixie Leopard) 
results. The strong spots of M. chaparen- 
sis were not as strong but the colour was 
intense. Using M. Myra with M. Pixie 
Leopard or with M. Chaparana will give 
the great colours and intense vibrant spots. 
If you want to make showy large flowered 
Masdevallia hybrids you find yourself 
looking at M. veitchiana and M. coccinea 
as potential parents very frequently. Not 
only from the point of view of the flower 
size but also because viable seed is hard to 
obtain as you move further from the 
species. Crossing back to one of the big 
three species; M. veitchiana, M. coccinea 
and M. ignea has proved valuable for seed 
viability and good growth characteristics. 
Masdeyallias don’t seem to have much pri- 
mary hybrid sterility so common in other 
genera. While we do encounter it in some 
cases it is certainly not too bad. Most of 
the primaries with M. chaparensis like M. 
Myra, M. Chaparana, M. Enchantment, M. 
John Leathers, have all produced viable 
pods. Various clones may not breed. Our 
M. Hani (coccinea x chaparensis) is beau- 
tiful but so far hasn’t bred on. A pity, 
because it could do much for spotted 
hybrids. 
One of the loveliest hybrids I have seen 
featuring M. chaparensis is M. Morning 
Glory. This is made with M. Marguerite, 
not only a large colourful and strong 
grower but having significant heat toler- 
ance as well. Often M. Marguerite stamps 
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