Sophronitis cernua

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Flower of Sophronitis cernua


Plant Characteristics
Habit   orchid

Height: 1.5 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 1.5. to 3 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width: 2.5 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 2.5. to 7 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early fall, mid fall, late fall
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Exposure: sun, part-sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 11 to 12
Flower features: orange, yellow
Scientific Names

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Sophronitis cernua, commonly known as the Nodding Sophronitis, is a species of orchid occurring from Brazil to northeastern Argentina.


Read about Sophronitis cernua in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Sophronitis cernua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: lvs. ovate, thick and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a st. from the axils of the lvs., bright scarlet or reddish orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. Rio Janeiro. CH


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