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Sobralia fragrans

Sobralia fragrans
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sobralia fragrans is a fragrant terrestrial or epiphytic orchid from Mexico to tropical South America, grown for its large, scented flowers. Give it bright light, humid warmth and a loose, free-draining mix that stays lightly moist.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water thoroughly when the mix starts to dry, and reduce in cooler months; avoid soggy roots.
Soil
Loose, free-draining orchid mix such as bark or coarse fiber.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 13 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Mexico to S. Trop. America
Climate
wet tropical

About

Sobralia fragrans, commonly known as the fragrant sobralia, is a species of orchid found from Mexico to tropical South America.

Other Sobralia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sobralia fragrans 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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