Sophronitis cernua

[OrchidIsa]

A little cutie I know it's not a novelty for anyone here but I find it really sweet. Wanted to show you

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing. they are not easy to grow.

 

[OrchidIsa]

Not easy? ... ok Didn't know!

 

[NYEric]

Most people can't get them cool enough.

 

[OrchidIsa]

... and I grow it intermediate with all the others in my orchidarium. So it's a specially easy one I got maybe

 

[cnycharles]

Nice flowers. No problem, we like to see all flowers

 

[John M]

It's beautiful! I love this species. If it's blooming now, it must've just come from South America....yes? This is a fall bloomer. Also, Sophronitis cernua is a warm grower, NOT a cold grower. If you grow it cold, it will rot! When I kept my greenhouse about 10*F warmer at night in the winter, my cernua grew into a spectacular specimen. Now that I keep my greenhouse cool in the winter to save fuel cost, I have problems with this species.

 

[paphioboy]

Nice... I agree with JohnM. Cernua grows warm-hot. It is the only Sophronitis species that will flower in tropical lowland without cooling.

 

[Ozpaph]

its beautiful.

 

[NYEric]

I guess cool is relative. Thanks John.

 

[Migrant13]

Temperature conditions aside...this one is very cool!

 

[SlipperFan]

I guess cool is relative. Thanks John.

Maybe you are thinking of coccinea?

Temperature conditions aside...this one is very cool!

I totally agree! This one is a beauty.

 

[OrchidIsa]

It's beautiful! I love this species. If it's blooming now, it must've just come from South America....yes? This is a fall bloomer.

I got this one from J&L. Don't know where it came from!

 

[eaborne]

Soph. cernua grow well and bloom for me here in Louisiana, so they certainly can tolerate some heat.

 

[John M]

I got this one from J&L. Don't know where it came from!

Maybe J&L imported it recently.....or, it's just a little confused. It happens now and then. It is about 6 months late....or early.

'Sure is cute and I LOVE the colour of these.

As for cool being "relative". I disagree. In this context, "cool" is not "relative". Sorry Eric. When it comes to growing orchids, cool, intermediate and warm are fairly standardised terms. Cool is generally considered to be about 50*F night-time temperatures, give or take a few degrees; 60*F is generally considered to be intermediate, give or take.....and 70*F is generally considered to be warm. Hot is over 75*F.

Sophronitis coccinea grows cool and many people do have difficulty providing that on a consistent basis. But, Sophronitis cernua likes warm nights = 70*F. I don't think there are many places in the world where you'd consider 70*F night-time temperature to be cool....and you'd have trouble getting down to that.

 

[Stone]

Yep grow it as you would Cattleya intermedia. They grow on the same tree in Santa Catarina (I think)
JM, did you get my PM?

 

[John M]

JM, did you get my PM?

Do you mean me, Mike? I got a PM from you on Feb 12 (and I replied by regular e-mail the same day); but, I've received nothing from you since then.

 

[naoki]

Very nice color!

Nice... I agree with JohnM. Cernua grows warm-hot. It is the only Sophronitis species that will flower in tropical lowland without cooling.

S. alagoensis is probably another one, and it seems to become more available recently.

 

[MaryPientka]

beautiful!