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Flasks of
Phragmipedium warscewiczianum 'MC2988' × 'TeresaDT'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN5742
Name: Phragmipedium warscewiczianum 'MC2988' × 'TeresaDT'
Type: outcross    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Richard Lockwood  (Email: rlockwood@ramboll.com)
 
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Pod Parent Flower
 
 
Culture Notes from Donor: Pod parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F)
 
Comments: Pod parent plant: Medium-sized plant. Windy Hill parentage. First flowering had petals 21 inches long. Grows slower than my other Phrags. Leaf length much smaller than other caudatum ssp.
 
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 69°F, nights 52°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 72°F, nights 49°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Phragmipedium   From Greek "phragma" division; "pedilon" slipper; in reference to the trilocular ovary and slipper-like labellum. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of warscewiczianum   Named for Joseph Ritter von Rawicz Warscewicz (1821-1866), renowned Polish orchid collector in South America, later the director of the Botanic Garden in Krakow. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Phragmipedium   frag-mi-PEE-dee-um (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of warscewiczianum   var-sheh-vich-ee-AH-num (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: The Pacific watershed from Costa Rica to Colombia. In Chiriquí, Panama, it found only at the tops of tall trees 60-100 ft. (18-30 m) above the ground. Collectors from other areas indicate it is also found on rocks in decayed vegetable matter.
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