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Sobralia decora
Sobralia decora is a terrestrial or epiphytic orchid from Mexico through Central America to western Colombia, grown by orchid fanciers for its pink-lavender flowers. It needs bright light, regular moisture while growing, and a free-draining mount or mix.
Sobralia decora, commonly known as the beautiful sobralia, is a species of orchid. It is pink-lavender and is found from Mexico through Central America. It is kept by orchid fanciers.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sobralia decora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
