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Bletia patula 'MC3855' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5653
Name: Bletia patula 'MC3855' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
Comments: Parent plant: Plant originally from Puerto Rico, where it grows on limestone outcrops along roadways at elevations of 800-900 feet. 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, Winter: days average 81°F, nights 70°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Bletia   Named for Luis Blet; Spanish apothecary and naturalist during the 18th century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of patula   From Latin "patulus" open, broad, extended. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Bletia   BLET-ee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of patula   PAT-yoo-la (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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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: 260 plants (based on flask surveys done 01/09/2007 through 03/28/2007)
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 - 70 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 01/19/2007 through 07/17/2007)
From one most recently surveyed flask 50 - 70 mm (07/17/2007)
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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 Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Lesser Antilles. Plants were discovered in Florida in 1947 at a site southwest of Miami where they grew in scrubby, pine-covered areas. The area is now so heavily urbanized that it is doubtful if any plants have survived. In Puerto Rico, Bletia patula is rather widespread over the northeastern part of the island. Plants grow terrestrially in moist, open areas with good drainage on cliffs, banks, and rocks at 650–2800 ft. (200–850 m). Specific habitat information is not available for Cuba, Hispaniola, or the islands in the Lesser Antilles.
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