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05-26-2008, 12:48 AM
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Sophronitis wittigiana
A little bit more pinkish than the well known Sophronitis coccinea, this inland species is also shorter than the latter. It does well mounted and loves brigth light.
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05-26-2008, 08:09 AM
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I love this species  
but then again, I love all sophronitis ! 
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05-26-2008, 11:28 AM
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Super nice! Great color and shape. And I do have room for one!
Kim
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05-26-2008, 11:54 AM
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Great photo! Very interesting to see the bloom color!
I love the sophronitis too, Dorthy! I've got two: cernua and this one.
NEITHER have bloomed for me YET!
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05-26-2008, 12:25 PM
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I love the colour and the stripe effect.
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05-26-2008, 01:54 PM
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Gwen - I have a cernua and I have read they are slow growers.
Though I have had growth and new leaves, it has yet to bloom for me ( I purchased mine a few months ago)
Mauro - What are your growing conditions and do you find this species ( wittigiana ) to be a slow grower?
Do you also grow cernua and do you have any advise on that little baby, also? 
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05-26-2008, 05:58 PM
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That's a beautiful flower. GREAT JOB!!!
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05-26-2008, 08:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorothy
Gwen - I have a cernua and I have read they are slow growers.
Though I have had growth and new leaves, it has yet to bloom for me ( I purchased mine a few months ago)
Mauro - What are your growing conditions and do you find this species ( wittigiana ) to be a slow grower?
Do you also grow cernua and do you have any advise on that little baby, also?
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From my experience both are slow, Dorothy. They take an eternity to become relatively large plants (and by this I mean a few square centimeters!!) . I grow both mounted (cernua on tree fern stick and wittigiana on bare, hard wood piece). Aside the mount, both are grown more or less the same way: hot temps during summer, cool winter and very bright light throughout the year. I water every day during mid-spring through summer slowing down (two times a week) during the fall and the winter . I fertilize (NPKCalMag) once a week, always twenty minutes/half an hour before the watering to wash any salt residues away from the root tips and mounts.
If you need anything else, just let me know 
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05-26-2008, 11:28 PM
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Great form and lovely colour!
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05-27-2008, 02:25 AM
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nice sophronitus!
don,t you have any mediocre orchids?
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