Thursday, November 25, 2010

Sophronitis coccinea 'Fourth Dimension'


Sophronitis coccinea, originally uploaded by Duane McDowell.
Beautiful species from Brazil. The wild type can be really tricky to grow, but they have been line bred for flower quality and ease of growth for many generations in Japan, where this plant came from originally.
This is a plant that was selected by J and L orchids at the Tokyo Dome show.
I grow it in a terrarium on the cool side of intermediate, right up close to the lights. It seems to be a very vigorous grower.

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