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Flasks of
Encyclia ambigua 'Skyline' -spontaneous |
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| Number: |
TN7765 |
| Name: |
Encyclia ambigua 'Skyline' -spontaneous
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| Type: |
spontaneous (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Mr. Richard F. Dryden, Skyline Orchids
(Email: rfdryden@yahoo.com)
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range Warm 90-70°F, cooler season Cool 70-52°F. Hot to cool growing, direct, unfiltered southern sun all year. Minimum humidity 60%. Watered: Winter every 1 to 2 weeks, Summer 1 to 2 times a week. Fertilize 1 to 2 times a month during Summer. Mounted on a cork slab.
Comments: This spontaneous pollination is most likely a selfing.
Parent plant: Flower size: 1.75 to 2 inches, Color: Olive Green/Purple markings on lip, fragrant. Clustered pseudobulbs, 2-3 leaves. Bloom: late-Spring through Summer. 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, Winter: days average 78°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
ambigua |
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From Latin "ambiguus" meaning double sided, doubtful, ambiguous.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Etymology of |
Encyclia |
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From Greek "enkyklein" to surround, in reference to the lip enclosing the column.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Pronunciation of |
ambigua |
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am-BIG-yoo-a
(Source:
www.calflora.net) |
| Pronunciation of |
Encyclia |
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en-SIK-lee-ah
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
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| Flask Information |
| Availability: |
Seed not viable- 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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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: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and
Nicaragua. In Mexico, plants have been found in Chiapas where they grow in
rather dry oak forests at 3300-4900 ft. (1000-1500 m). In El Salvador,
plants have been found on Cerro Montecristo at 6150 ft. (1875 m) and at
mile 9 (km. 16) on the Camino de Dulce Nombre de María a San Fernando at
5100 ft. (1550 m). Plants have been found in Honduras in the mountains in
the vicinity of Tegucigalpa at 4550-4900 ft. (1380-1500 m). In Nicaragua,
plants have been found at several locations in the mountains near the
border with Honduras at 2150-4250 ft. (660-1300 m).
More about this information and the Bakers...
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