Flasks of Cattleya maxima 'Betty' × 'Bill'

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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Flask Information
Availability:	We have sold all of the flasks for this item.
You should:	Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask. See if we have plants available in the greenhouse.
Yield Estimate:	19 plants (based on flask surveys done 09/17/2018 ) Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes:	From many flasks 5 - 80 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 09/17/2018 through 07/26/2019) From one most recently surveyed flask 30 - 80 mm (07/26/2019)
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

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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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