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Maxillaria sanderiana 'Halcyon' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN2561
Name: Maxillaria sanderiana 'Halcyon' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range C (52-70°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, Winter: days average 72°F, nights 53°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Maxillaria   From Latin "maxilla" jawbone. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of sanderiana   Named for Henry Fredrick Conrad Sander (1847-1920), renowned English orchid gardener who owned a large nursery in St. Albans near London and dispatched many orchid collectors to tropical areas. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Maxillaria   max-ill-AIR-ee-a (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of sanderiana   san-der-ee-AH-na (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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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: Ecuador and Peru. This orchid, which may epiphytic or terrestrial, is found on steep slopes in extremely wet cloudforests at 3950-7850 ft. (1200-2400 m). In Ecuador, it has been found in Tungurahua Province near Baños at 5250-6550 ft. (1600-2000 m), in Canar Province a little east of Paute at 2600 ft. (800 m), and in Napo Province north of Baeza at 5250 ft. (1600 m). In Peru, plants have been found in the department of Amazonas near Bongara at 5900 ft. (1800 m) where they were growing on steep slopes covered with decomposing organic litter.
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