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Flasks of
Dendrobium formosum 'Apricot Avalanche' × self |
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Pod Parent Flowers |
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
Comments: Parent plant: An evergreen Dendrobium, this plant enjoys water year-round. Cut back some on water and fertilizer especially during the coldest times. I put it in the coolest part of the greenhouse (50-55°F) for several weeks to a month. The plant blooms in late spring - early summer. My plant produces 3 blooms/stem and the blooms are enormous. Five-inch blooms on most kinds of orchids are great but on a Dendrobium they're totally unexpected and absolutely gorgeous. I forgot to note the fragrance but it's there, which is another plus (in my book) for dendrobiums. Medium-sized 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 69°F, nights 55°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 67°F, nights 37°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Dendrobium |
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From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
Dendrobium |
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den-DRO-bee-um
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
formosum |
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for-MOW-sum
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
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| Flask Information |
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| Yield Estimate: |
614 plants (based on flask surveys done 08/20/2008 through 03/10/2010)
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| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 0.2 - 65 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 07/03/2008 through 09/20/2010)
From one most recently surveyed flask 30 - 65 mm (09/20/2010)
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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: Widespread in the forests of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and
northeastern India, including Assam and the Khasi (Khasia) Hills. The
habitat extends across the mountain regions of Burma and northern Thailand
to Dalat, Vietnam. Plants grow at about 4900 ft. (1500 m) in northeastern
India and at 6550-7550 ft. (2000-2300 m) in northern Thailand. However,
plants known as D. formosum var. giganteum, a warm growing,
larger-flowered variety, grow at low elevations in India and the Ranong
Region of southwestern Thailand.
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