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Cattleya skinneri var. albescens 'Kensington's Angel' × skinneri 'Danae' AM/AOS
 
 
 
 
Number: TN7250
Name: Cattleya skinneri var. albescens 'Kensington's Angel' × skinneri 'Danae' AM/AOS
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Massod A. Raja  (Email: mraja@unt.edu)
 
Donor's home page: http://postcolonial.net
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Pollen parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Pollen parent plant: Large plant.
 

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 80°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Genus:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 83°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F ( )

About the name...
Etymology of albescens   From Latin "albus" white; "-escens" becoming, approaching, nearing, developing. (Source: Brown 1956)
Etymology of Cattleya   Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of skinneri   Named for George Ure Skinner (1804-1867) of Britain who went to Guatemala in 1832 where he resided for most of his life. He collected orchids for James Bateman and also sent plants to Sir William Hooker. (Sources: Bechtel, Cribb, & Launert, Troy Meyers)
Pronunciation of Cattleya   KAT-lee-ya (Sources: Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of skinneri   SKIN-er-eye (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: Capsule failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
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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