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Flasks of
Aerangis fastuosa 'Olympic' × sib 'MC4590' |
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Comments: ALL Flasks have been potted due to in-flask contamination and will be sold as established seedlings when they are ready. No in-flask seedlings will be available.
Pod parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN4332 effort of 2004, grown by Ellen Covey.
Pollen parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN4045 effort of 2003.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 76°F, nights 64°F; best fit is cool-intermediate 75-58°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 66°F, nights 55°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
Etymology of |
Aerangis |
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From Greek "aer" air; "angos" vessel.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
Etymology of |
fastuosa |
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From Latin "fastuosus" proud, haughty.
(Source:
Brown 1956) |
Pronunciation of |
Aerangis |
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ah-er-AN-gis
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
Pronunciation of |
fastuosa |
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fas-too-OH-sa
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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Flask Information |
Availability: |
We had yield problems with this item, so we didn't continue flasking it. |
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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: Madagascar. Plants are found in eastern Madagascar at
about 3000 ft. (910 m) in the region that marks the transition between the
coastal plain and the central plateau.
More about this information and the Bakers... |
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