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Flasks of
Leptotes bicolor 'Kristin Marie' JC/AOS × 'Big One' |
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Leptotes bicolor 'Kristin Marie' JC/AOS × 'Big One'
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outcross (What's that?) |
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Pod parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F). It is best grown intermediate, mounted or in a basket with no media. It likes bright light up to 3000 foot candles, but will bloom with less. High humidity is helpful, as is with most mounted plants.
Pollen parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F)
Comments: 'Kristin Marie' was crossed with a bicolor that has superior flower size in hopes of getting many LARGER flowers per inflorescence.
Pod parent plant: 'Kristin Marie' was awarded a JC by the AOS because each inflorescence had 5 to 8 flowers. This is unusually floriferous for this species. 'Kristin Marie' was crossed with a bicolor that has superior flower size in hopes of getting many LARGER flowers per inflorescence.
Leptotes bicolor is a fast growing plant that blooms in late winter or spring. It is compact, fragrant, and the flowers last 4 to 6 weeks. Small plant.
Pollen parent plant: Grows quickly and has larger flowers. Small 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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Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 77°F, nights 65°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 69°F, nights 57°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
Etymology of |
bicolor |
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From Latin, two-colored.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
Etymology of |
Leptotes |
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From Greek "leptotes", delicateness
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Pridgeon 1992) |
Pronunciation of |
bicolor |
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BY-col-or
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Hawkes 1978) |
Pronunciation of |
Leptotes |
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lep-TOE-teez
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Pridgeon 1992) |
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Flask Information |
Availability: |
Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks. |
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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: Brazil and Paraguay. First discovered in the Organ
Mountains near Rio de Janeiro, plants have since been found to have a wide
distribution in the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Esp írito
Santo, São Paulo, and Santa Catarina. They grow in regions ranging from
coastal mountains to subtropical rainforests at 1650-2950 ft. (500-900 m).
Plants have also been reported in Paraguay, but details of this habitat
have not been reported.
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