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'''''Sobralia macrantha''''', commonly known as the '''Large-flowered Sobralia''', is a species of [[orchid]] found from north-central and southern [[Mexico]] to [[Central America]].
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Sobralia macrantha, Lindl. 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. Var. albida, Hort. Fls. very large, creamy white. Var. nana, Hort. Fls. smaller than type; lip dark violet-purple.
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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.
 
 
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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
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: ❀ red, blue, purple, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Sobralia macrantha, commonly known as the Large-flowered Sobralia, is a species of orchid found from north-central and southern Mexico to Central America.


Read about Sobralia macrantha in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sobralia macrantha, Lindl. 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. Var. albida, Hort. Fls. very large, creamy white. Var. nana, Hort. Fls. smaller than type; lip dark violet-purple. CH


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