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Zygopetalum mackayi 'Southern Belle' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5102
Name: Zygopetalum mackayi 'Southern Belle' × self
  May actually be Zygopetalum intermedium. Plants labeled mackayi are frequently actually intermedium.
 
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Mr Gareth Wills  (Email: gwills13@bellsouth.net)
 
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F). The plant tolerates a wide range of temperatures. In winter the temps can drop to 45°F while we struggle to keep summer temps below 85°-90°F. It's very happy in a CHC/coir/sponge rock mix like I use for cymbidiums.
 
Comments: Parent plant: Medium-sized plant. Blooms fairly young with very fragrant flowers.
 
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, Winter: days average 71°F, nights 57°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 61°F, nights 48°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of mackayi   Named for Mackay, English orchid collector in South America in the 19th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Zygopetalum   From latinized Greek "zygos" yoke; "petalum" petals. Petals and sepals are fused with the column foot. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of mackayi   mak-KAY-eye (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Zygopetalum   zy-go-PET-a-lum (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: We have sold all of the flasks for this item.
You should: Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask.
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You may reserve a flask, but it's very unlikely you'll get one ...this could only happen if we found a flask that we didn't know we had.
Yield Estimate: 450 plants (based on flask surveys done 02/28/2007 through 03/27/2008)
Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 10 - 90 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 02/28/2007 through 08/06/2008)
From one most recently surveyed flask 40 - 75 mm (08/06/2008)
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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: Southern Brazil from the states of Minas Gerais and Espirito Santo in the north to Rio Grande do Sul in the south. Plants grow as terrestrials in sparse woods, on brushy gentle slopes, or on grassy plains or meadows near forests at 4250-5600 ft. (1300-1700 m).
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