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Flasks of
Rhynchostylis gigantea 'Whispering River' × self |
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TN3859 |
| Name: |
Rhynchostylis gigantea 'Whispering River' × self
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self (What's that?) |
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Pod Parent Inflorescence |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range W (70-90°F). I grow all my Rhynchostylis gigantea in wood baskets, without any medium whatsoever. I allow the plants to dry between watering and fertilize with every watering (1/8 tsp. per gallon). During the month of September I drench all my plants with a solution of Epsom Salt ( 1 tbsp. per gallon; every other week of the month) and cut down on watering. When plant initiates inflorescence, I switch to a high phosphorus fertilizer and increase concentration to 1/4 tsp. per gallon of water.
My plants grow in high light conditions and are grown outside in Puerto Rico hanging from my mother's clothes lines in an area where the shade is equivalent to 41% shade cloth.
Comments: Parent plant: I received this plant as a gift from a friend. It is part of a new breeding line of Rhynchostylis gigantea that arrived from Thailand that was expected to produce peach-colored flowers. In my case it did produce the peach color in a most interesting pattern as can be seens from the photo. Large plant.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Summer, Autumn: days average 91°F, nights 77°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Spring: days average 94°F, nights 77°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F
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Winter: days average 90°F, nights 71°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
gigantea |
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From latinized Greek "giganteus" gigantic.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Etymology of |
Rhynchostylis |
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From Greek "rhynchos" beak; "stylos" column.
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Pridgeon 1992, Brown 1956) |
| Pronunciation of |
gigantea |
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jy-GAN-tee-ah
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
Rhynchostylis |
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rink-oh-STY-lis
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
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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: Burma, Thailand, Malaya, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China,
Borneo, and Indonesia. In Burma, plants are found near Rangoon as well as
Toung-ngoo and elsewhere in the north but not in the Tenasserim Provinces
in the south. In Thailand, plants have been found throughout most of the
mainland from the eastern areas around Prachinburi northward through
Nakorn Sawan and Loei to near Chiengmai in the north, where plants have
been collected at 870 ft. (265 m), and down to the Kanburi district in the
southwest, just north of peninsular Thailand. In Malaya, plants are known
from Singapore and surrounding islands. In Laos, plants have been found on
the Vientiane Plain and in the Bolovens region. In Cambodia, this orchid
has been found on Mt. Camchay. In Vietnam, it is known from near Ho Chi
Minh City (Saigon) and near Quangtri. In China the type specimen for Vanda
Hainanensis was found on Hainan Island. In Indonesia, plants have been
found on Anambas and other islands in the China Sea. In Borneo, plants are
found in the lowlands an numerous locations.
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