Flasks of Brassavola cucullata 'Sweet Sue' × self

For Species:		Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 90°F, nights 70°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:		Winter: days average 83°F, nights 54°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...

Etymology of	Brassavola	Named for Antonio Musa Brassavola, nobleman and botanist of Venice during the 19th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of	cucullata	From Latin "cucullatus" cowl-carrying. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of	Brassavola	bra-SAH-voe-la (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of	cucullata	kyoo-kyoo-LAH-ta (Source: Hawkes 1978)

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Flask Information
Availability:	We have sold all of the flasks for this item.
You should:	Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask. See if we have plants available in the greenhouse.
Yield Estimate:	160 plants (based on flask surveys done 11/21/2014 ) Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes:	From many flasks 70 - 80 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 08/08/2015 ) From one most recently surveyed flask 70 - 80 mm (08/08/2015)
You might also want to:	View the seed assay for this item. See if we have plants available in the greenhouse. View items of the same species. View items of the same genus.

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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

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ORIGIN/HABITAT: From Mexico southward through Central America to Venezuela. This species is also found in the islands of the West Indies and Trinidad. In Mexico, these plants grow in humid forests, dry wooded canyons, and scrub woods. They have been collected in the States of Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, and Yucat an. Plants are found as high as 5900 ft. (1800 m); but on the Pacific slopes, they are reported from sea level to 2600 ft. (800 m).
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