Sobralia candida

Sobralia is a genus of Central and South American orchids that tend to be large plants with very short-lived flowers, the flowers often lasting only a day - short-lived but very delicate and beautiful. They are far too large for me to grow, and the plant shown here was photographed at the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton. The plant is part of the collection of the Orchid Species Preservation Foundation, a volunteer group that does all it can to preserve the orchid species that have been in the collections of people who are no longer able to take care of their collections and want to donate them. The group uses the premises of Muttart and has a huge collection of species in three growing areas, cool, intermediate and warm. We visited there the last time we were in Edmonton at the invitation of a friend.

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