Barkeria schoemakeri Halb. 1975 Photo courtesy of Weyman Bussey

Another flower Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Common Name Schoemaker's Barkeria

Flower Size 3/4" [1.6 cm]

From Michoacan state in Mexico at elvations around 620 meters along dry creek beds as a deciduous leafed, warm to hot growing epiphyte that blooms on an apical, shorter length, racemose, several flowered inflorescence with successive opening flowers occuring in the mid-winter. This species as most Barkeria needs to be mounted on a branch or twig and given ample water, fertilizer and bright light through the spring and summer and then needs a cooler dry period in the winter.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Miniature Orchids Northen 1980; Miniature Orchids McQueen 1980;