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Established Seedlings of
Cattleya jongheana var. alba 'Nieve' × 'Estrella' |
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| Number: |
TN8508 |
| Name: |
Cattleya jongheana var. alba 'Nieve' × 'Estrella'
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| Type: |
outcross (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Ms Cynthia Hill
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Pod Parent Flowers |
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Pollen Parent Blooming Plant |
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, : days average 87°F, nights 64°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F
(Source:
C. Hill pers comm) |
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Winter, : days average 75°F, nights 58°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
C. Hill pers comm) |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 83°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
alba |
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From Latin "albus" white.
(Source:
Brown 1956) |
| Etymology of |
Cattleya |
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Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
jongheana |
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Named for de Jonge, Belgian orchid nursery of the 19th century.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
alba |
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AL-ba
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Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
Cattleya |
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KAT-lee-ya
(Sources:
Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
jongheana |
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zhong-ee-AH-na
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
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http://troymeyers.com/d?128508
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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 8 items with
1 to 11 plants per
item
(3 are
compots) that will be considered for sale later.
Click here to see if we have flasks available.
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