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Flasks of
Epigeneium nakaharaei 'Pacific Spirit' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN4842
Name: Epigeneium nakaharaei 'Pacific Spirit' -spontaneous
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Gideon Singer  (Email: gideon.singer@gmail.com)
 
Donor's home page: http://members.shaw.ca/gsinger/
 
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Divisions of this cultivar are grown by Dale Borders, David Morris and Gideon Singer. Dale and David grow it in the temperature range CI (58-75°F) and Gideon in the temperature range I (60-83°F).
 
Comments: Parent plant: A pretty plant that grows mounted. Flowers at all times of the year. Medium-sized plant.
 
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 80°F, nights 65°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 69°F, nights 51°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Epigeneium   From latinized Greek "epi" on; "geneion" chin. The lateral sepals are fused with the extended column foot and form a chin-like structure. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of nakaharaei   From Japanese "nakahara" having a waxen flower. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Epigeneium   ep-i-je-NEE-yum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable 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: Taiwan. Plants grow on tree trunks and on large tree limbs in the central mountain range along the entire length of the island. Plants are most often found in moist, dappled shade in broad-leaved forests at 3300-6550 ft. (1000-2000 m).
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