Sophronitis grandiflora - Orchid Board

Magnus A · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 06:38 PM

Synonymous with S. coccinea.

Blomming for me now after been out on my balkony over summer. Colour is almost correct and the gnistering vibrant red is one of my favorit

Dorothy · #2 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 06:55 PM

Ok so I won't ask where ...

tuvoc · #3 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 07:04 PM

Great looking flower! Great balcony growing.

Kim

Dorothy · #4 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 07:21 PM

I see it!

WOW

do I see it!
Great color!

Is it mounted or potted?

lepanthes89 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 08:08 PM

Hi; was the photo taken soon after the flower opened?
If so ,the flower will get wider in a few days,in which case it will be worth photographing again.

Rosim_in_BR · #6 (**permalink**) 10-25-2007, 08:28 PM

Nice one, Magnus! Also, not easy to grow. Congrats!

Magnus A · #7 (**permalink**) 10-26-2007, 01:12 PM

Thanks!
It is mounted on cork that I then mounted on Epiweb. The roots just shoots into the Epiweb

The flower is 5.1 cm wide and 4.7 cm high.
I think it has opend almost full. It is 12 days between the posted picture above and the one below!
/Magnus

cb977 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-26-2007, 02:03 PM

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing

Tindomul · #9 (**permalink**) 10-26-2007, 02:08 PM

Very nice! I hope to bloom my Sophronitis some day.
Please define gnistering. I can not find it in any dictionary. Is it a non english word? My curiousity is killing me

Magnus A · #10 (**permalink**) 10-26-2007, 02:19 PM

Sorry for that Tindomul1of9
I mean sparkle or "covered with a light frost".
/Magnus