Maxillaria sophronitis

Maxillaria sophronitis has stunning scarlet flowers to attract its humming bird pollinator in the wet rainforests of Colombia and Venezuela. It is found from 750m to 1500m altitude and so we grow it in both our Warm Americas and our Cool America sections. It seems not to be fussy on temperatures.This is  a small growing clone of the species with 4cm leaves and 1cm flowers and it flowers around Christmas time.

We find plants enjoy lots of water and good light to flower well.