Cattleya cernua

Cattleya cernua (formerly Sophronitis cernua) is found in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay as a miniature-sized, hot-to-warm growing epiphyte or occasional lithophyte that blooms in the late autumn and early winter. Mount this species on cork and give it hot to warm temperatures (this species requires warmer conditions than others), bright light, high humidity, and year-round water with less in cooler weather.
Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots
Grower: Zeon Zhou
Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia www.orchidspecies.com and Charles Baker culture sheet www.orchidculture.com