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Sophronitis bicolor

Sophronitis bicolor

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Sophronitis
Species: S. bicolor
Alliance:
Binomial name
Sophronitis bicolor
Miranda. 1991


Sophronitis bicolor is a plant in the genus Sophronitis.

Description[]

Plant bloom in the summer with a single flower.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the Organ mountain, Brazil at elevations around 1000 meters. The plant was discovered in the orchid nursery in Rio de Janeiro.

Culture[]

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Plant is a cool to cold growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.

Naming[]

Common Name: The two color Sophronitis

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