Maxillaria sophronitis care and culture. Maxillariinae maxillaria epiphytes with a sympodial growth habit is one of the largest genera of new world orchidsthe generic name is derived from the latin maxilla jawbone since the lip and column resemble the jaws of insects. The temperatures are 65o f during the day going down to 55o f in the night. Maxillaria abbreviated as max in the horticultural trade is a large genus of orchids family orchidaceae.
Email address largelogopng. Maxillaria sophronitis care and culture cultural information should only be used as a guide and should be to be adapted to suit you. This is a diverse genus with very different morphological forms.
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Well draining potting mixture with some medium bark sphagnum moss cocoa chips tree fern is suitable for them. Maxillaria genus of tropical american orchids. Maxillaria orchid care is not very difficult except for some species from mountain rainforests.
Where you grow your plants how much time you have to devote to their care and many other factors will need to be taken into account. Ruiz pavon 1794. Max ih lare ee uh click on the name to hear it spoken tribe.
My plant of maxillaria sophronitis is growing on a west facing window with a supplement of an hid lamp hql de luxe 125 watts that stays on for 12 hours each day. Members of the genus come in a variety of forms. Some species are less than 5 cm 2 inches tall but others may grow to nearly a metre about 3 feet.
The maxillaria max ih lare ee uh orchid produces small blooms that are often fragrantmaxillaria flowers come in an array of colors such as white yellow brown all shades of red dark purple and even pretty close to blackmaxillarias can also sometimes give the appearance of little flames due to their coloration and others are yellow with brown colored. We have an impressive collection of orchid miniatures. Humidity is very high never being less than 70 percent with peaks up to 100 percent in the morning.
This video is about maxillaria sophronitis now called ornithidium sophronitis and my plans for my orchid. They need half shade to bright light without direct sunlight in midday bright filtered light is the best for them open. Orchid care this phalaenopsis alternative is an maxillaria meleagris orchid temp 53f night 84f day light 3000.