Are there any Sobralias with flowers that last for ore than a day.

[Kevin_PR]

I have a Sobralia fragrans that blooms every now and then, but I hardly get to see the flowers. They last only a few hours, they bloom early and by noon its already wilting.

[WhiteRabbit]

I think in general Sobralia blooms are very short lived, tho a large mature plant may get many blooms, so the plant may be in bloom quite some time. There are some that have blooms that may last a few days, but I can't help with any names, sorry ...

[RJSquirrel]

you have 2 groups of Sobralias. The Ephemeral, and the Field groups. The Ephemeral groups flowers only last a day or less whereas the Field groups flowers can last up to 10 days.

The field group contains species like Sobralia macrantha, Sobralia xantholeuca, Sobralia caloglossa.
The Primary hybrids of these ,Sobralia Mirabilis (macrantha×Veitchii) and Sobralia Veitchii (macrantha×
xantholeuca) are included.

Your Fragrans falls into the Ephemeral grouping.

Ive wanted to dabble with these in the yard but the Field groups like the cooler temps. Where as of course the Ephemeral group prefer warm to intermediate temps. I cant grow many cool loving plants in Texas outdoors and you might have the same type of weather in PR Im thinking.

[MrHappyRotter]

Regardless, if you're growing sobralias, I'm jealous. I simply don't have the room or light. They're beautiful plants even when not in bloom.

[Kevin_PR]

Originally Posted by RJSquirrel

you have 2 groups of Sobralias. The Ephemeral, and the Field groups. The Ephemeral groups flowers only last a day or less whereas the Field groups flowers can last up to 10 days.

The field group contains species like Sobralia macrantha, Sobralia xantholeuca, Sobralia caloglossa.
The Primary hybrids of these ,Sobralia Mirabilis (macrantha×Veitchii) and Sobralia Veitchii (macrantha×
xantholeuca) are included.

Your Fragrans falls into the Ephemeral grouping.

Ive wanted to dabble with these in the yard but the Field groups like the cooler temps. Where as of course the Ephemeral group prefer warm to intermediate temps. I cant grow many cool loving plants in Texas outdoors and you might have the same type of weather in PR Im thinking.

Great info. No cool growers here. We get 85 year round avg.. We're in the tropic of cancer so I think you guys get colder winters there,we sometimes get down into the 60s at night

[Island Girl]

Originally Posted by Eskevingo

Great info. No cool growers here. We get 85 year round avg.. We're in the tropic of cancer so I think you guys get colder winters there,we sometimes get down into the 60s at night

I thought it got cold here!

(that's sarcasm heheh)