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Dendrobium lindleyi 'CedarWood Texas Bigun' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN2527
Name: Dendrobium lindleyi 'CedarWood Texas Bigun' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: CJ Maciejeski
 
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: I grow this species with my vandas in high light conditions from 5,000 to 7,000 footcandles with daily watering. During the winter I allow it to cool off as much as possible, with no water from late November until new growth starts.
Parent plant: Temperature range W (70-90°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: This very large flowered cultivar of a spectacular species has all segments of deep, concolor yellow with a large dark orange disk located centrally on the labellum. Substance light, texture crystalline. Natural spread 4.3 cm horizontally, 4.4 cm vertically; dorsal sepal 0.7 cm wide, 1.6 cm long; lateral petals 1.6 cm wide, 1.9 cm long; lateral sepals 0.8 cm wide, 1.6 cm long; labellum 3.2 cm wide, 2.5 cm long.
 

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 81°F, nights 67°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 79°F, nights 49°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Dendrobium   From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of lindleyi   Named for John Lindley, renowned English botanist (1799-1865), described some hundreds of orchid, classified orchids for the first time into a taxonomic system. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Dendrobium   den-DRO-bee-um (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of lindleyi   LIND-lee-eye (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Availability: Capsule failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
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