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Cattleya maxima '1' × sib '2'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN8021
Name: Cattleya maxima '1' × sib '2'
Type: sib    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Mr William Jasen
 
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For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 79°F, nights 53°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°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 Cattleya   Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of maxima   From Latin "maximus" very large or grand. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Cattleya   KAT-lee-ya (Sources: Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of maxima   MAX-i-ma (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
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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: Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia. This orchid was originally discovered in the hot, humid lowlands around Guayaquil, Ecuador. Since then, it has been found at high elevations on the western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru, Ecuador, and southern Colombia. Because conditions in the highland and lowland habitats are so different, we will treat them as separate species with appropriate climate data for each. Highland populations are found near El Oro and Loja in southern Ecuador southward into Peru in the Departments of Cajamarca and Amazonas. Plants grow in both dry and evergreen forests at 3300–6550 ft. (1000–2000 m). Visitors to the northern Peru habitat report that most plants grew on long tree branches at about 5900 ft. (1800 m). The lowland population is found in southwestern Ecuador, where temperatures are hot but rainfall is low and humidity is high. Plants grow on horizontal branches of old trees in a desert or dry cloudforest. They are usually found near sea level, but they are known to grow as high as 1950 ft. (0-600 m). Upland variety
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