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Aptly named after the Latin word igneus ("fire-red"), Masdevallia ignea strikes a vivid, almost fluorescent pose. This orchid species grows terrestrially in the highest and coolest forests of eastern Colombia and often defies attempts at cultivation, because its favored living conditions are difficult to replicate. Terrestrial orchids, which grow in the ground, are rare. Most orchids grow on trees (epiphytes) or on rocks (lithophytes). | ||||||||||
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