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Epidendrum pseudepidendrum 'CedarWood Pregnant Chads' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN2301
Name: Epidendrum pseudepidendrum 'CedarWood Pregnant Chads' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: CJ Maciejeski
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Epidendrum pseudepidendrum is a obligate warm-grower, not liking temperatures below 65°F (18°C) much at all. Optimal temperature range is 68°F to 85°F (20°C to 29.4°C), but warmer temperatures are easily tolerated. I grow this plant mounted, but daily watering keeps moisture pretty constant.
 
Comments: Parent plant: A rather typical example of a fantastic species. Overall flower color, save the labellum and distal end of the column, is bright, clear, apple green; dorsal sepal narrow basally, expanding to a concave inflexion apically; lateral petals narrowly linear, expanding slightly at distal end, inflexed moderately at distal end; lateral sepals much like dorsal, but with significantly more pronounced concave inner surfaces; labellum fused to column (as with all epidendrums) for much of its length, expanding suddenly into a broad, reflexed, egg yolk-orange lobulate midlobe, no sidelobes, margins of midlobe moderately fimbriate, five raised veins of paler yellow-orange emanate from throat of fusiform labellum and column; column of same color as petals and sepals basally, bright, glowing red distally; substance hard, texture waxy. Dorsal sepal 0.7 cm wide, 3.3 cm long; lateral petals 0.3 cm wide, 3.2 cm long; lateral sepals 0.7 cm wide, 3.3 cm long; labellum 2.3 cm wide, 3.0 cm long.
 
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, Autumn, Summer: days average 79°F, nights 63°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 77°F, nights 59°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Epidendrum   From Greek "epi" upon; "dendron" tree. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of pseudepidendrum   From latinized Greek "pseudepidendrum" like a false Epidendrum (orchid genus). (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Epidendrum   eh-pee-DEN-drum (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of pseudepidendrum   sood-ep-i-DEN-drum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Availability: Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any 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.
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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: Costa Rica and Panama. In Costa Rica, this orchid is most often found in lowlands and lower mountain rainforests at 1300-3300 ft. (400-1000 m). In Panama, however, plants grow in Chiriquí Province at 3950 ft. (1200 m). Although fairly common in cultivation, plants are now rather rare in nature, primarily because of habitat destruction.
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