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Flasks of
Mexipedium xerophyticum 'Moonlight and Star' × self |
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Offspring 'Dear Moon' Flower |
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Offspring 'Dear Moon' Flower |
| Offspring photos are siblings of the plants you would receive. |
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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 84°F, nights 71°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 75°F, nights 64°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Mexipedium |
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From latinized Nahuatl "Mexi-" abbreviation for Mexico; "pedium" shoe. For 'the Mexican ladyslipper', the monotypic genus that is exclusive to Mexico.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Etymology of |
xerophyticum |
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From latinized Greek "xerophyticus" dry plant. Enduring periodic dry seasons.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Mexipedium |
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mex-ih-PEE-dee-um
(Source:
www.orchids.org) |
| Pronunciation of |
xerophyticum |
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zer-oh-FY-tee-kum
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Dave's Garden Botanary) |
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http://troymeyers.com/d?017230
| Flask Information |
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We have sold all of the flasks for this item. |
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Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask.
You can place a "Notify Flask Recipients" Request, and either we or a flask recipient may contact you when plants are available.
You may also place a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
You may reserve a flask, but it's very unlikely you'll get one ...this could only happen if we found a flask that we didn't know we had. |
| Yield Estimate: |
60 plants (based on flask surveys done 08/02/2012 )
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| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 8 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 07/06/2012 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 8 mm (07/06/2012)
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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: Endemic to a single, restricted region in Oaxaca, Mexico
at 1050 ft. (320 m), on eastern slopes that form part of the watershed for
the Gulf of Mexico. Mexipedium xerophyticum grows on rocks in warm, humid
conditions with other tropical, xerophytic vegetation such as Agave and
Plumeria. Fearing over collection, the describers gave no precise habitat
location. They did, however, indicate that the habitat receives 98 in.
(2500 mm) of rainfall per year and has an average annual temperature of
77F (25C). The climate for Minatitlan, Mexico was selected as
representative of the general area, and the data agrees with the habitat
description.
More about this information and the Bakers...
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