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Dendrobium kingianum var. album 'Olympic White' × kingianum 'Olympic Pink'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6356
Name: Dendrobium kingianum var. album 'Olympic White' × kingianum 'Olympic Pink'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Ellen Covey, Olympic Orchids  (Email: olympicorchids@gmail.com)
 
Donor's home page: https://olympicorchids.com
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plants: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Pod parent plant: Compact plant stays under 12 inches. White flowers are very fragrant. Medium-sized plant.

Pollen parent plant: Short plant that stays under 6 inches, has sprays of flowers that are pink with a spotted lip. Very fragrant. Small 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: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 62°F, nights 42°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of album   From Latin "albus" white. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Dendrobium   From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of kingianum   Named for Capt. P. G. King, governor of New South Wales, Australia in the 19th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of album   AL-bum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Dendrobium   den-DRO-bee-um (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of kingianum   king-ee-AH-num (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.
See if we have plants available in the greenhouse.
Yield Estimate: 240 plants (based on flask surveys done 08/13/2008 through 03/11/2009)
Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 25 - 70 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 11/11/2008 through 08/19/2009)
From one most recently surveyed flask 50 - 70 mm (08/19/2009)
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