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Gongora tricolor 'Rasta House' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN4971
Name: Gongora tricolor 'Rasta House' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
 
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Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Comments: Parent plant: Spicy, pleasant fragrance. Vividly colored chains of at least 14 flowers on the inflorescence. Offspring from our TN1770 effort.
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 88°F, nights 75°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Gongora   Named for Don Antonio Caballero y Góngora, viceroy of New Granada (Colombia) during the 18th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of tricolor   From Latin "tricolor" three-colored. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Gongora   GON-goe-ra (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of tricolor   TRY-kol-or (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable flasks.
You should: 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: Panama and Colombia. In Panama, plants are found from near sea level to 2150 ft. (650 m), while plants in Colombia have been collected at elevations up to 3950 ft. (1200 m). In Panama, plants have been found in the Mojinga Swamp near the mouth of the Río Chagres and in the foothills east of Panama City at near sea level, near Colón in forests along the Río Boquerón at about 300 ft. (90 m), and in El Valle de Antón at 1800 ft. (550 m). Plants always grow in places with no direct sun.
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