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Phalaenopsis wilsonii 'Watson' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6192
Name: Phalaenopsis wilsonii 'Watson' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Carol J. Watson  (Email: CJWatson@cox.net)
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range CI (58-75°F). Plant is mounted. During the winter, it is kept in the 35°F-60°F night/day range, and spends the summer indoors in air-conditioning at less than 75°F with an occasional humid night outside when the temperature drops lower.
 
Comments: Cool growing species from China and Tibet possibly N. Vietnam with an enormous root system and fragrant flowers. Deciduous in nature. Some consider this species synonymous with Phal. hainanensis.

Parent plant: Miniature.
 
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 75°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 64°F, nights 34°F; best fit is Cold 58-38°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Genus:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 87°F, nights 64°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F ( )

About the name...
Etymology of Phalaenopsis   From Greek, "phalaina" moth; "-opsis" appearance. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of wilsonii   Named for Ernest Henry Wilson, English plant collector in South West China, who discovered numerous new species from 1900-1920. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Phalaenopsis   fail-eh-NOP-sis (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of Phalaenopsis   fal-eye-NOP-sis (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: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
You might also want to: View the seed assay for this item.
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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: Western China in Szechuan and Yunnan provinces, eastern Tibet, and the Likiang snow range and Yangtze watershed at 4920-7000 ft. (1500-2150 m). The climate information, based on a station in Burma is approximate.
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