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Aspasia epidendroides 'MC517' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN1623
Name: Aspasia epidendroides 'MC517' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 83°F, nights 66°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 86°F, nights 63°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Aspasia   From Greek "Aspasia" aspasios = happy; also: Aspasia, Greek hetaira, 2nd wife of the Athenian politician Perikles; in a metaphorical sense: charming. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Aspasia   as-PAZ-ee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Capsules failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and western Colombia. This orchid grows on trees in humid, lowland forests below 3300 ft. (1000 m), but plants are usually found between sea level and 1650 ft. (0-500 m). In El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia plants grow on the Pacific slopes, but in Honduras and Nicaragua they are usually on the Caribbean watershed.
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