Sophronitis cernua

Sophronitis cernua subsp. var.	Nodding Sophronitis
	Habit: orchid Height: ⇕ to Width: ⇔ to 1.5in3in 2.5in7in Height: ⇕ 1.5 in to 3 in Width: ⇔ 2.5 in to 7 in Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ Poisonous: ☠ Bloom: ❀ early fall, mid fall, late fall	Exposure: ☼ sun, part-sun Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place Minimum Temp: ☃ °Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number. USDA Zones: 11 to 12 Sunset Zones: Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
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Sophronitis cernua, commonly known as the Nodding Sophronitis, is a species of orchid occurring from Brazil to northeastern Argentina.

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Sophronitis cernua, Lindl. Very small plants with a creeping rhizome bearing 1-lvd. pseudobulbs: lvs. ovate, thick and leathery, a little over an inch long: fls. 4-8, on a st. from the axils of the lvs., bright scarlet or reddish orange, with an orange lip; sepals and petals ovate; labellum ovate-acuminate, shorter, concave. Winter. Rio Janeiro. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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