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Flasks of
Eria sp. 'Watts' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN2943
Name: Eria sp. 'Watts' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: Pseudobulbs 2" (5.1 cm) tall; cylindrical; unifoliate. Leaves 8" (20 cm) long. Imaged flower is 1" (2.5 cm) across and highly scented of citrus.
 

About the name...
Etymology of Eria   From Greek "erion" wool. In reference to the woolly flowers and stalks of some species. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of sp.   An abbreviation of the word "species," it indicates that based on the provenance of the plant it is believed to be naturally occurring, but the identity is as yet undetermined. (Source: Troy Meyers)
Pronunciation of Eria   EAR-ee-a (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of Eria   EE-ree-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of sp.   Here, we say "spuh" rather than "species" to convey without explanation that it's an unidentified species. (Source: Troy Meyers)
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Flask Information
Availability: Capsule 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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