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Bletilla formosana 'MC3367' × 'MC3368'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5212
Name: Bletilla formosana 'MC3367' × 'MC3368'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Kristine A. Holmberg
 
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Pod Parent Flower
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Pollen Parent Flower
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Pod parent plant: This terrestrial orchid is hardy in Zone 8. Full sun to part shade. Plant in moist compost rich soil. Fertilize only when there is active growth.
 
Comments: Pod parent plant: Large 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 79°F, nights 64°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 57°F, nights 45°F; best fit is Cold 58-38°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Bletilla   From Latin, small Bletia, from the similarity to the orchid genus Bletia. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of formosana   From Latin "formosanus" from the island Formosa (Taiwan). (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Bletilla   blet-IL-ah (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.
You can place a "Notify Flask Recipients" Request, and either we or a flask recipient may contact you when plants are available.

You may also place a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.

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: 180 plants (based on flask surveys done 05/18/2006 )
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 20 - 70 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 07/07/2006 through 08/08/2006)
From one most recently surveyed flask 20 - 60 mm (08/08/2006)
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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. This terrestrial orchid is found in both the lowlands and the mountains where it grows in somewhat dry soils on open grassy slopes at 350-10,850 ft. (100-3300 m). It is found abundantly along roadsides in the northern and eastern parts of the island.
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