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Flasks of
Bletia purpurea 'MC3204' -spontaneous |
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| Number: |
TN6000 |
| Name: |
Bletia purpurea 'MC3204' -spontaneous
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| Type: |
spontaneous (What's that?) |
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No Photos Available
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
Comments: Parent plant: Medium-sized plant.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn: days average 87°F, nights 76°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 74°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Bletia |
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Named for Luis Blet; Spanish apothecary and naturalist during the 18th century.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Etymology of |
purpurea |
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From Latin "purpureus" purple.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Bletia |
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BLET-ee-ah
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
purpurea |
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pur-PUR-ee-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: |
210 plants (based on flask surveys done 03/03/2008 through 10/08/2008)
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| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 50 - 100 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 05/13/2008 through 02/10/2009)
From one most recently surveyed flask 55 - 100 mm (02/10/2009)
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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: Widespread from southern Florida through the West Indies,
southern Mexico, Central America, and extreme northern South America in
Colombia, Venezuela, and Guyana. Dodson and Dodson (1980), however, also
reported the occurrence of this species on the western slopes of the Andes
throughout Ecuador at 350-4900 ft. (100-1500 m). In this region, plants
grow on steep hillsides which dry severely during the dry season. In the
West Indies, plants have been reported from the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica,
Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Leeward and Windward Islands to Trinidad
and Tobago. Ackerman (1995), however, indicated that the reports of this
species in Puerto Rico was probably the result of a misidentification of
Bletia patula Hooker and that in the West Indies, Bletia purpurea occurs
only west of Puerto Rico. In Florida, plants may grow in full sun in
pineland with their pseudobulbs wedged into rocky crevices and the foliage
extending above the surface mat of pine needles. In swampy forests,
however, they may be found in shade growing on stumps, logs, and the bases
of cypress trees just above the high water level. In the swamp habitat,
their pseudobulbs are buried deep in the accumulated humus, frequently
with just the top of the bulb exposed. The plants in Florida normally
retain their leaves for the entire year; but by the time the flowers
appear in late winter or early spring, the leaves are fairly well
weathered. In Mexico, plants grow in humid, grassy places among rocks on
bluffs and in grassy openings in deciduous forest from near sea level to
4900 ft. (1500 m) in the states of Jalisco, Michoacan, Guerrero, México,
Morelos, Oaxaca, Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas, Tabasco, and
Chiapas. In western Mexico, plants have been reported near Puerto
Vallarta, Tomatlán, Autlán, and Colima. In Guatemala, plants have been
reported from near Cobán as well as from many other locations at
elevations up to 6550 ft. (2000 m). They grow as terrestrials or on rocks
in dry woods and fields, also on the base of tree trunks, on logs and
stumps in swamps. In Costa Rica, plants are found in the mountains as well
as in the Pacific and Caribbean lowlands from near sea level to about 3950
ft. (1200 m). Plants seem to favor locations with a marked dry season but
often are found next to rivers. In Panama, plants are common in the
lowlands of the dry Pacific slope up to about 3000 ft. (910 m). They
frequently are seen on the nearly vertical walls of river canyons and in
rocky places and bloom during the dry season, usually after the leaves
have fallen. In Venezuela, plants are reported at elevations of 2600-7550
ft. (800-2300 m).
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