Difference between revisions of "Sobralia macrantha"

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Plant Characteristics
Habit		orchid
Height:	⇕	1 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1. to 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Width:	⇔	1 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1. to 4 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 4.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial

Scientific Names
Orchidaceae >	Sobralia >	macrantha >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Sobralia macrantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sobralia macrantha, Lindl. Fig. 3624. Sts. tufted, reed-like, 4-7 ft. high, leafy all the way up: lvs. broadly lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, long-pointed, 8-10 in. long: fls. several at the ends of the sts., rose-purple, with the front of the labellum deep purple; sepals linear-oblong, 4 1/2 in. long, reflexed and twisted; petals broader, oblong, wavy above; labellum 5 in. long, with the expanded portion almost circular, 3 in. across and 2- lobed at the apex, very wavy; tube long, whitish within, with a yellow stain in the throat and several thin yellow ridges. May-July. Mex. and Guatemala. B.M. 4446. F.S. 7:669. P.M. 14:241 (var). G.M. 31:559. C.O. 1. O. 3:75. Var. Kienastiana, Hort., (var. alba) has white fls. G.C. III. 48:182. Var. albida, Hort. Fls. very large, creamy white. Var. nana, Hort. Fls. smaller than type; lip dark violet-purple. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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