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Comparettia ignea

Comparettia ignea

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Comparettia
Species: Comp. ignea
Alliance:
Binomial name
Comparettia ignea
P.Ortiz 1993


Comparettia ignea is a species of Comparettia.

Description[]

Plant blooms from late winter to early spring with up to eight 1.85 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing on twigs of trees in Colombia

Culture[]

Grow plants in cool to warm temperatures in shady to moderate light. Water plant when mix is about to dry. Plant should never be allow to dry out completely. Water approximately two to three times a week. Pot with fine fir bark or tree fern.

Naming[]

Common Names: The Fire Red Comparettia

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