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Established Seedlings of
Thunia alba var. alba 'MC4468' × alba 'MC5628'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN8399
Name: Thunia alba var. alba 'MC4468' × alba 'MC5628'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
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Pod Parent Flower
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Pod Parent Flower
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Pollen Parent Flowers
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Pollen Parent Closeup of Flower
 
 
Comments: Pollen parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN3856 effort of 2004.
 

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 76°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 74°F, nights 44°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of alba   From Latin "albus" white. (Source: Brown 1956)
Etymology of Thunia   Named for the orchid enthusiast Count Thun-Hohenstein in Bohemia in the 19th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of alba   AL-ba (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Thunia   THOO-nee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS of these are not currently available, but we have some maturing in the greenhouse and expect to offer them in the future. There are 16 items with 1 to 9 plants per item (3 are compots) that will be considered for sale later.

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