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Flasks of
Stenia vasquezii '#2' × 'Stony Point'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5849
Name: Stenia vasquezii '#2' × 'Stony Point'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Marni Turkel, Stony Point Ceramic Design  (Email: marni@marniturkel.com)
 
Donor's home page: http://www.marniturkel.com/orchids.html
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Pod parent plant: Temperature range C (52-70°F)
Pollen parent plant: Temperature range C (52-70°F). This species from Bolivia is easy to grow and very free flowering. It grows cool or cool-intermediate with year-round water.
 
Comments: Pod parent plant: Small plant.

Pollen parent plant: Small plant. Excellent cultivar.
 
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 75°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 73°F, nights 55°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Stenia   From latinized Greek "stenos" narrow. The upper pollinia are long and narrow. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of vasquezii   Named for Roberto Vasquez, an orchid collector in Bolivia during the second half of the 20th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Stenia   STEN-ee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable 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.
You might also want to: View the seed assay for this item.
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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: Bolivia. The type specimen for this epiphytic orchid was discovered on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the department of Cochabamba near Chapare in wet montane forest at 6150 ft. (1880 m). Plants have also been found in the same area at 6400 ft. (1950 m).
More about this information and the Bakers...
 
 

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