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Flasks of
Sophronitis brevipedunculata 'LGM' × self |
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| Number: |
TN3705 |
| Name: |
Sophronitis brevipedunculata 'LGM' × self
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self (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Zachary Bittner
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F). Prefers to grow mounted on cork (with only a small patch of moss) in moderate to high light. Needs high humidity and coolish temperatures to thrive. Does NOT like to be watered heavily like other species in this genus. Comes from semiarid regions of interior Brazil at high elevations.
Comments: Parent plant: Flowers are very pink for the species, which is usually red-orange; they are very similar to those of S. wittigiana. Flowers are also a bit on the large side for this species. Robust grower. Miniature.
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 74°F, nights 57°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 67°F, nights 46°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
sophronitis |
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From latinized Greek "sophros" modest.
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Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
sophronitis |
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sof-row-NYE-tis
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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| Flask Information |
| Availability: |
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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: Brazil. These plants are found in southeastern part of the
state of Minas Gerais from the Serra do Espinhaco in the west to Caparao
in the east. They generally grow on Vellozia bushes, a plant distantly
related to Yucca, that are situated on the saddles between river valleys
from 4500–6000 ft. (1350–1830 m) but may sometimes also be found on rocks.
The habitat is located in a region so dry that conventional trees are
found only in gullies, and the host Vellosia bushes are surrounded by
cacti and other thorny, dryland vegetation. During the evening hours
through most of the year, however, moisture-laden air being lifted over
the ridges and through the saddles where these plants are found condenses
and forms caps of cloud and mist that bathe plants growing there. Visitors
to the habitat report that the fibrous covering on the branches and trunks
of the Vellosia bushes is particularly effective at collecting and holding
available moisture. Thus, even during the dry season, plants growing on
these bushes have a reliable source of moisture.
More about this information and the Bakers...
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