Cattleya cernua
October 19, 2025
Cattleya cernua (formerly Sophronitis 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
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
Bulbophyllum retusiusculum
Paphinia rugosa
Dendrobium cruentum
Epipactis gigantea
Myrmecophila brysiana
Coelogyne xyrekes
Cattleya lueddemanniana
Warczewiczella discolor
Cleisocentron kinabaluense
Thelymitra crinita is endemic to Western Australia at elevations of sea level to 350 meters in coastal and near coastal forests and woodlands as a small to large-sized, cold-growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring. Grow plants of Thelymitra in small pots with sandy loam. Provide intermediate temperatures and very bright light levels. Most species of Thelymitra exhibit a strong dormancy period after flowering. Water regularly during active growth and begin to withhold water upon flowering. After flowering, withhold all water until the onset of new vegetative growth. Some species, however, grow in permanently moist habitats. In nature, many species have enhanced flowerings following fire. Photographer: Ron Parsons (www.flickr.com/photos/rpflowershots) Info: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia (www.orchidspecies.com and The AOS (https://www.aos.org/explore/thelymitra)
