!Broughtonia sanguinea [Sw.]R.Br. 1789

Color Varieties

Photo by © Jay Pfahl

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Common Name Blood Red Broughtonia

Flower Size 1" to Rarely 2" [2 to 4 cm]

Found in Jamaica and Cuba from sea level to 800 meters as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte, with globular to almost cylindric, clustered pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, coriaceous, oblong, semi-acute leaves that blooms on an apical, simple or branching, 8" to 2 feet [20 to 60 cm] long, successively 5 to 12 flowered inflorescence that if left alone will produce new non-fragrant flower clusters from the apex from spring through late summer.

This species likes a wood mount, high light, high humidity and water while growing and less when mature. Used in breeding for it's shape, colors, and crossed with others for petal substance.

Synonyms Broughtonia coccinea Lindley 1836; Dendrobium sanguineum Swartz 1799; *Epidendrum sanguineum Sw. 1788; Satyrium parasiticum P. Br. 1756

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Symbolae Antillanae Vol VI Orchidaceae Urban 1909; Flora of Jamaica Fawcett & Rendle 1910 drawing ok; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Orchids of Malaya Holtum 1953; AOS Bulletin Vol 26 No 2 1957; AOS Bulletin Vol 30 No 5 1961; AOS Bulletin Vol 30 No 8 1961; AOS Bulletin Vol 31 No 3 1963 photo fide; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 37 No 2 1968 drawing fide; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 10 576 - 632 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1977 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 48 No 9 1979 photo fide; Miniature Orchids Northen 1980; AOS Bulletin Vol 52 No 2 1983 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 12 1987 photo fide; Simon & Schuster's Guide to Orchids Fanfani & Rossi 1988; AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 10 1992 photo fide; The Manual of Cultivated Orchids Bechtel, Cribb, Laurent 1992 photo fide; An Illustrated Encyclopeia of Orchids Pridgeon 1992; Miniature Orchids Mcqueen 1992; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 5 1995 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 6 1995 photo ok; AOS Bulletin Vol 64 No 10 1995 photo; Orchids of Jamaica Glioudin & Tobisch 1995; Manual of Orchids Stewart 1995; Cattleyas and Their Relatives Withner Vol 4 1996 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 67 No 9 1998 photo fide; Orchidaceae Antillanae Nir 2000; Botanica's Orchids Laurel Glenn 2002; Flora's Orchids Nash & La Croix 2005; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 2 2006 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 No 6 2006 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 76 No 4 2007 photo fide; Miniature Orchids Frownie 2007; AOS Bulletin Vol 77 No 11 2008 drawing fide; Mille et Une Mini Orchideees Roguenant 2009 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 75 #1 2011 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 81 #3 2012 photo fide; Orchid Flora of the Greater Antilles Ackerman 2014 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 84 #1 2015 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #6 2015 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 80 #2 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #3 2016 drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #11 2019 photo fide;

Broughtonia sanguinea var alba [Sw.]R.Br. 1789

Photo by Jay Pfahl

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Same as above but is a white form.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 30 No 9 1961 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 31 No 10 1962 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 47 No 9 1978 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 61 #7 1992 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 67 No 9 1998 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 #2 2006 photo fide;

Broughtonia sanguinea var aureum [Sw.]R.Br. 1789

Photo by CJ Maciejeski

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Amother color form.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI AOS Bulletin Vol 61 No 7 1992 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 67 No 9 1998 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 75 #2 2006 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 7 2017 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 89 #11 2020 photo fide;

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