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Calanthe tricarinata 'MC3633' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6227
Name: Calanthe tricarinata 'MC3633' -spontaneous
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Richard W. Cavender  (Email: red@redsrhodies.com)
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Plant has been in the garden, USDA Zone 8, for about 6 years. Flowers profusely! Plant has survived and flowered after lows in the teens. Experienced 22°F with some foliage damage. The plant is in full shade on the north side of our house. It is irrigated every day, and has excellent drainage. It flowers for a month.
 
Comments: Seed is open pollinated but from the only flowering Calanthe in my garden (5 acres).

Parent plant: Large plant.
 

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 75°F, nights 58°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Plant Delights Nursery)
For Species:   Winter: days average 64°F, nights 44°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Plant Delights Nursery)

About the name...
Etymology of Calanthe   From Greek "kalos" beautiful; "anthe" flower. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of tricarinata   From Latin "tricarinatus" having three keels. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Calanthe   ka-LAN-thee (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Flask Information
Availability: We had yield problems with this item, so we didn't continue flasking it.
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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