Meyers Conservatory - troymeyers.com
Site Navigation
Flasking Home Page
Your Picks List
Comprehensive List
Articles in the Site
Search
Ready-To-Go Flasks
Fast-Turn Flasks
Greenhouse Plants
Current Reservations
Testimonials
 
Flasks of
Cattleya rex 'MC714' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN1867
Name: Cattleya rex 'MC714' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
Click to Enlarge
Thumbnail
Pod Parent Flower
Click to Enlarge
Thumbnail
Pod Parent Capsules at 365 days
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: A beautiful seldom-cultivated species.
 
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 85°F, nights 62°F; best fit is intermediate 83-60°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 rex   From Latin "rex" king. (Source: Brown 1956)
Pronunciation of Cattleya   KAT-lee-ya (Sources: Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of rex   rex (Source: Hawkes 1978)
If you would like to direct someone to this web page, please copy and paste this URL into your email:
http://troymeyers.com/d?011867

Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable 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.
You might also want to: View the seed assay for this item.
View items of the same species.
View items of the same genus.
 
 

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: Peru, Colombia, and possibly Brazil. In Peru, Cattleya rex grows on the eastern slopes of the Andes in the Department of San Martin near Moyobamba and Rioja. Plants are most often found at 2300-3950 ft. (700-1200 m) in wet mountain forests, where they grow on the top branches of very tall trees. This species does not readily re-establish on younger trees after the large ones are cut. Plants are reportedly found Colombia and Brazil, but we found no specific information abut the habitat in these regions. Once abundant, this species is now very scarce and considered endangered, primarily because of habitat destruction.
More about this information and the Bakers...
 
 

Go to Flasking Home Page -- Contact Us
Contents of all pages Copyright © 1999-2024. All rights reserved.