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Sophronitis dayana is a plant in the genus Sophronitis.
Description[]
Plant blooms from summer to fall with one to two 4.5 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the forest of the Organ Mountains in Brazil at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week and reduce watering in the winter. Plant can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Name: Day's Sophronitis
Synonyms[]
- Laelia dayana Rchb. f. 1876
- Hadrolaelia dayana ( Rchb.f. ) Chiron & V.P.Castro 2002
- Laelia pumila subsp. dayana (Rchb.f.) Bicalho 1976
- Laelia pumila var dayana Burb. ex Dean 1877