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Flasks of
Cattleya skinneri 'Heiti Jacobs' FCC/AOS × aurantiaca 'Jean' AM/AOS |
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| Number: |
TN2340 |
| Name: |
Cattleya skinneri 'Heiti Jacobs' FCC/AOS × aurantiaca 'Jean' AM/AOS
(Hybrid known as Cattleya Guatemalensis)
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Though we offer very few hybrids, we've included this one because it exists in the wild as a natural hybrid, Cattleya x guatemalensis. This man-made hybrid is similarly named, Cattleya Guatemalensis, and was registered in 1856.
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| Type: |
hybrid (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
David B. Taylor
(Email: dtaylor73@windstream.net)
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Pollen Parent Flowers |
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Pollen Parent Spontaneous Capsules |
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Pollen Parent Flowers |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Pod parent plant: I grow the C. skinneri under intermediate conditions with fairly bright light, with a drier winter rest.
Pollen parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
Comments: Pod parent plant: Cattleya skinneri 'Heiti Jacobs' was awarded in 1981. "Well grown plant with 139 purple-lavender flowers of sparking texture."
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 80°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
| For Genus: |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 83°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
aurantiaca |
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From Latin "aurantiacus" dead gold, yellow-orange.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Etymology of |
Cattleya |
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Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
skinneri |
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Named for George Ure Skinner (1804-1867) of Britain who went to Guatemala in 1832 where he
resided for most of his life. He collected orchids for James Bateman and also sent plants to Sir William Hooker.
(Sources:
Bechtel, Cribb, & Launert, Troy Meyers) |
| Pronunciation of |
aurantiaca |
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aw-ran-tee-AH-ka
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
Cattleya |
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KAT-lee-ya
(Sources:
Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
skinneri |
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SKIN-er-eye
(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.
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: |
42 plants (based on flask surveys done 11/26/2003 )
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| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 5 - 12 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 07/14/2003 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 5 - 10 mm (07/14/2003)
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