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Cattleya deckeri 'Ron' -spontaneous
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6110
Name: Cattleya deckeri 'Ron' -spontaneous
Type: spontaneous    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Arnold Gum
 
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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 80°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Genus:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 83°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F ( )

About the name...
Etymology of Cattleya   Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of deckeri   Named after P. Decker, a German Botanist, in the second half of the twentieth century. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Cattleya   KAT-lee-ya (Sources: Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of deckeri   DEK-er-eye (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: We had yield problems with this item, so we didn't continue flasking it.
You should: See if we have plants available in the greenhouse that came from the discarded flask.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 30 - 85 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 09/14/2011 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 30 - 85 mm (09/14/2011)
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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 Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. In Costa Rica Cattleya skinneri is one of the most common orchids and has been designated the National Flower. Plants usually grow in wet mountain forests from near sea level to about 4100 ft. (0-1250 m), but they also occur on rocks at higher elevations where rainfall is greater and evaporation is less.
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