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Flasks of
Cattleya mossiae var. alba 'MC4088' × self |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: The plant is grown bright (3500 to 4000 foot candles) and warm with a minimum winter night temp of 63°F. I give it a dry rest after the growths mature in mid-winter (in New York). I grow in aliflor, charcoal, and perlite and fertilize using a 20-10-20 peat lite. I fertilize at EVERY watering all year long using a mix of 350 ppm in the spring and summer cutting back to 150 ppm in mid-fall to late winter -- depending on available sun intensity.
Comments: Parent plant: Large plant.
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 77°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 75°F, nights 55°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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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 |
alba |
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From Latin "albus" white.
(Source:
Brown 1956) |
| Etymology of |
Cattleya |
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Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
mossiae |
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Named for Mrs. Moss, English orchid enthusiast, during the 19th
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
alba |
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AL-ba
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
Cattleya |
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KAT-lee-ya
(Sources:
Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
mossiae |
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MOSS-ee-eye
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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| Flask Information |
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| Yield Estimate: |
960 plants (based on flask surveys done 07/06/2007 through 07/08/2009)
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| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 15 - 70 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 06/24/2008 through 11/23/2009)
From one most recently surveyed flask 30 - 50 mm (11/23/2009)
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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: Venezuela. Plants grow at 2950-4900 ft. (900-1500 m) in
the intermediate to cooler parts of the coastal mountains westward from
the State of Anzoategui to the extreme eastern part of the Andes in the
State of Lara. It reportedly grows in patches of cloud forest on the
north-facing slopes, but in recent years, according to Dunsterville, it
has been found primarily on the south-facing slopes where the forests that
still exist are not true cloud forest.
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