Populate your garden with the beautiful scarlet sage salvia wildflower, grown from freshly harvested salvia coccinea wildflower seeds. I had the plant repotted by seattle orchid in a wooden basket which is a great value. Red salvia salvia coccinea may be confused with scarlet sage salvia splendens, and occasionally also with roseleaf sage salvia involucrata. Photo and some information about sophronitis cernua. It is native from south carolina to florida west to texas and mexico, primarily being found in sandy forested areas, along roads and in waste. As i mentioned when i posted photos of sophronitis wittigiana, i dont like the nearly ovalshaped linebred sophronitis and prefer starshaped forms closer to wild forms. So if this lives, ill be getting a coccinea, veitchiana, ignea and others as soon as i can. According to alvaro pessoa, in an article published in orchids volume 4 no. Sophronitis cernua is a warm growing species, being found from sea level at the coast to about 3,000 ft. A fairly bright light is required, and its higher level results in bettercolored flowers. In addition, users can learn about the location of vouchered specimens and see images to get a better visual for each plant. Sophronitis coccinea care and culture travaldos blog. Scarlet sage will produce gorgeous, fiery red blooms through the summer months. S mantiquierae var parviflora photos by j a fowlie.
Sophronitis cernua needs warm growing conditions unlike other members of the genus. The trunk of a dead tree recently brought in from the wild supports a sizable colony of sophronitis coccinea. At one time brazil was considered to be where it originated, but its diploid chromosome count now points to. When the species are available, it will let you order or request notification. I had tried to find one of these since i saw one at a show. Sophronitis cernua is native to south america and is a relatively easy orchid to grow as it is more tolerant of warm temperatures than its relative, sophronitis coccinea.
Wed love to tell you about upcoming sales, new shipments only the important stuff. The plant list includes a further scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus sophronitis. A slow grower but has put out several new growths in the month since i purchased it. Plants seem to be even more finicky than the type form. The one i have is brilliant red, and proved tougher than the pink form. In a world where bigger was better, this diminutive plant was bred with its larger relatives to capture its color while increasing the size of the flowers. Sophronitis mantiqueirae fowlie fowlie 1972 photo by pieter c. If the plants receive the maximum dose of light that does not cause the leaves to burn, their leaves will have purple edges. As both its scientific name of coccinea meaning scarlet dyed and common names of scarlet sage and blood sage suggest, this herbaceous perennial in the mint family lamiaceae has bright red flowers. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Sophronitis acuensis and sophronitis mantiqueira the latter named after the brazilian chain of mountains, however, occur at altitudes ranging from 1,800 to 2,300 meters. Jul 08, 2018 first bloom seedling thats been growing very vigorously.
There have been many changes in taxonomy accepted by the rhs and aos, including the elimination of the sophronitis genus, plants in these genera are now known as brassocattleya bc. The native salvia is an herbaceous perennial that is native to the southeastern united states including the state of florida fig. Sophronitis cernua is an intermediate grower, it does not like to be wet when resting, so after the flowers fade, keep. The genus was described having as the type species sophronitis cernua lindl.
Common name the mantiqueira sophronitis a mountain range in sao paulo and minas gerais flower size 1 to 2 2. Sophronitis coccinea needs a light level of 1800025000 lux. When designing the cool section of the greenhouse, i optimized specifically for sophronitis coccinea. Cattleya coccinea is a charming miniature species known for its brilliant orange red flowers.
Be sure to read about ordering so you know what to expect after placing an order. This seed is from a capsule that was on a plant sold by richard stone. This genus has nine species and has as main characteristics the fact that the plants are small, the pseudobulbs grouped, sessile lip at the base of the column. Here in west central florida it is perennial, and reliably so. Aug 03, 2012 salvia coccinea is one of about 900 species in the genus salvia.
The small, 1 inch flowers open up along their slender, upright stems. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme with few or several. In the composition, sophronitis coccinea is dominant with almost 30%, followed by cattleya aurantiaca with a little less. I noticed your listing on line sort of by accident. Sophronitis coccinea, sophronitis grandiflora, cattleya coccinea family. Laelia orchid species cattleya for sale purchase online fast shipping. Sophronitis coccinea var barboleta hort sophronitis coccinea var. The leaves are a light green and do not have the maroon stripe along the midrib. Cultivating these species in regions with altitudes around 1,000. Ideal culture is a treefern slab, but a small shallow pot or basket with a well drained media will suffice. Scarlet sage, salvia coccinea master gardener program. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Aurea forms the yellow form is still quite rare in cultivation and extremely desirable.
Sophronitis flower and plant growing, care and facts. Other well known species in the genus, as it is accepted for now, are sophronitis wittigiana s. As you are probably aware, you might need a particular software to view the pdf file after download. Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodlelike roots grow. Sophronitis coccinea in the beginning, there was sophronitis coccinea, a truered flower, but, alas, so small.
It is just one of dozens of sages grown as garden ornamentals. Sophronitis coccinea, sophronitis grandiflora, cattleya. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Cattleya is a genus of 1 species of orchids from costa rica to tropical south america. Pseudobulbs can be conical, spindleshaped or cylindrical. Nov 02, 2014 15 tomato tips for a successful tomato garden.
Cattleya coccinea, also known as sophronitis coccinea or sophronitis grandiflora, is a species of orchid occurring in atlantic forest habitats, from southeastern brazil to argentina. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Woolf orchidculture standard flasks for waos 2017 up to 35 plants per flask code name desc. The plant is somewhat smaller than sophronitis coccinea. Salvia species, blood sage, hummingbird sage, scarlet sage. These species can be distinguished by the following differences. First bloom seedling thats been growing very vigorously. First release of the yellow aurea form of this beautiful species.
Plant in situ at elevation 2 meters on sao paulo state, brazil beach 100 meters from the sea photos by jay pfahl. The leaves can be oblong, lanceolate or elliptical, somewhat fleshy, with smooth margin. Cattleyas and their relatives withner vol 3 1990 photo fide. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 103356 with original publication details. It is found growing as an epiphyte on trees in ravines near 2000 meters in elevation. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 08. Orchid, sophronitis neon light sophronitis coccinea. Exclusive range sophronitis coccinea at claessen orchids. I just bought the white form, and so far it is doing great, but the jurys still out for it. The plant list includes 96 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus sophronitis.
I called to get as much info as i could and the woman i talked to was most helpful. Sophronitis sophronitis sophronitis coccinea ophronitis coccinea is the best known species of a relatively small genus in the laeliinae. The blue links will take you to pages where you will find images and information about the species and the parentage of the species. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
It is native to tropical mountain rainforests in brazil, growing as epiphytes on trees at an elevation of 2,8005,500 feet 855 to 1,675 m. Sophronitis acuensis is native to western facing slopes on mount acu in the organ mountain range in southeastern brazil. The second group includes sophronitis coccinea and several other very closely related species. Sophronitis flower and plant growing, care and facts the.
Salvia coccinea, commonly called texas sage, bloody sage or scarlet sage, is a redflowered sage that is grown in st. Each plant will grow to a mature height of roughly 12 to 24 inches tall, displaying its green, triangle. Cattleya cernua, commonly known as the nodding sophronitis, is a species of orchid occurring. Lindley founded the taxon in 1828 when he described sophronitis cernua lindl. Sophronitis coccinea x cernua ive got he plant before two flickr. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy. A species orchid,part of gallery of color pictures of studio images by professional photographer qt luong, available as prints or for licensing. The genus was named in 1824 by john lindley after sir william cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids made by william swainson. Found in southeastern brazil on acu mountain in the organ mountains at 1800 to 2100 meters as a miniature sized even smaller in plant and flower than s coccinea from which it is probably derived, cool to cold growing epiphyte on scrubby mossy trees along creeks in ravines of the dry western slopes occuring in full sun but with great air. Yellow sophronitis coccinea have long been a favorite of mine. It may attain a height of 3 to 4 feet with a vaseshaped or upright habit. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Apr 26, 2018 sophronitis coccinea needs a light level of 1800025000 lux. Sophronitis coccinea is found in the tropical cloud forest near the coast, in areas with lots of fog and high humidity during all the year.
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