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Rose Colored Sobralia

Sobralia rosea

Also called Rosy Sobralia

Rose Colored Sobralia
Photo: Diegoarielvega, CC BY-SA 4.0

Sobralia rosea is a terrestrial orchid from the Andes region of northern South America, grown for its showy rose-colored flowers. It needs warm, humid, bright conditions and a loose, well-drained medium that stays evenly moist.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the medium evenly moist during active growth, and water less in the cooler, drier rest period.
Soil
Loose, fast-draining orchid mix with good aeration.
Temperature
18-28 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
W. South America to NW. Venezuela
Climate
wet tropical

About

Sobralia rosea, is a species of orchid native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Other Sobralia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sobralia rosea 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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