Plant bloom from spring to fall with three to seven 20 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the canopy of tall trees near coastal areas of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo States of Brazil.
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to moderate sun light. Plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Varieties[]
Image
Name
Description
Sophronitis purpurata f. alba
Sepals and petals are white, lip is white
Sophronitis purpurata f. atropurpurea
dark red lip with small magenta patch at the end, white sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata f. carnea
Sepals and petals are white, lip is pink
Sophronitis purpurata f. flamea
Sepals are white and petals are magenta, lip is magenta
Sophronitis purpurata f. mandaniana
Sepals and petals are white, lip is light pink
Sophronitis purpurata f. oculata
purple patches on lip, white sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata f. rubra
magenta lip, pink sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata f. russeliana
light pink lip, white sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata f. striata
magenta lip, pink vein pattern sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata f. venosa
petals have purple veins and sepals are white, lip is purple with veiny edges
Sophronitis purpurata f. vinicolor
dark red lip with small white patch at the end, white sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata f. werkhaeuserii
light bluish lip, white sepals and pedals
Sophronitis purpurata variety
yellow center lip with pink veins, white sepals and pedals