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Dendrobium crepidatum '#1' × '#2'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN3847
Name: Dendrobium crepidatum '#1' × '#2'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plants: Temperature range I (60-83°F). This species blooms best if given a dry, bright, and cool winter rest until buds form in the spring.
 
Comments: Pod parent plant: Flowers are sweetly fragrant. Imaged plant is 4 inches (10 cm) tall.
 
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: days average 79°F, nights 65°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 crepidatum   From Latin "crepidatus" carying sandals, shoes (lip shaped). (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Dendrobium   From Greek "dendron" tree and "bios" life. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of crepidatum   krep-i-DAH-tum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Dendrobium   den-DRO-bee-um (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Availability: Capsules 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: Widespread in India and Southeast Asia. The habitat extends from the southern peninsula of India through the lower Himalayan area including the Garhwal and Mussorie regions of northern India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the Khasi (Khasia) Hills of the Meghalaya region of northeastern India. Distribution extends eastward through Burma, the mountain regions of mainland Thailand, Laos, and Yunnan Province in China. Plants usually grow on tree trunks at 1950-6900 ft. (600-2100 m).
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