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Sobralia dichotoma

Sobralia dichotoma
Photo: Philipp Weigell, CC BY 3.0

Sobralia dichotoma is a terrestrial or lithophytic orchid from western South America, grown by collectors for its tall reed-like canes and showy flowers. It needs warm, humid conditions with bright light and a fast-draining, airy growing medium.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while actively growing and keep the medium lightly moist; reduce watering in cooler, drier months.
Soil
Free-draining orchid mix with bark, perlite or sphagnum, or a loose terrestrial mix.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. South America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Sobralia dichotoma, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

Other Sobralia plants

Sobralia altissima · Sobralia bimaculata · Sobralia callosa · Golden Lipped Sobralia · Decorative Sobralia · Sobralia fragrans · Sobralia granitica · Sobralia leucoxantha · Sobralia liliastrum · Sobralia luerorum · Large Flowered Sobralia · Sobralia macrophylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sobralia dichotoma 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.

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