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Flasks of
Dendrobium kingianum 'MC4708' × kingianum var. album 'MC4709' |
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Pod Parent Flowers |
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant |
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Pollen Parent Flowers |
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Pollen Parent Blooming Plant |
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Comments: Pod parent plant: Plant is the offspring of 'Mallory's' x 'Slade's'. It is a nice medium-pink kingianum, and tough as any.
Pollen parent plant: This album cultivar is smaller and slower-growing than most other kingianums.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 75°F, nights 58°F; best fit is cool-intermediate 75-58°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 62°F, nights 42°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
Etymology of |
album |
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From Latin "albus" white.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
Etymology of |
Dendrobium |
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From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
Etymology of |
kingianum |
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Named for Capt. P. G. King, governor of New South Wales, Australia in the 19th century.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
Pronunciation of |
album |
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AL-bum
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
Pronunciation of |
Dendrobium |
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den-DRO-bee-um
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
Pronunciation of |
kingianum |
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king-ee-AH-num
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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Flask Information |
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We had yield problems with this item, so we didn't continue flasking it. |
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