|
|
|
|
|
| |
Flasks of
Pterostylis curta 'MC4622' -spontaneous |
|
| |
|
|
| |
| Number: |
TN6326 |
| Name: |
Pterostylis curta 'MC4622' -spontaneous
|
| Type: |
spontaneous (What's that?) |
|
Seed Donor: |
Karen L. Smith
|
|
Click to Enlarge
Pod Parent Flower |
|
|
|
| |
Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: This is a terrestrial species native to Eastern Australia, where it grows in well drained, humus rich soil in open forests. The habitat is cool and moist during the winter growing season. The plants bloom in late winter/early spring, then die back to underground tubers during the hot summer months.
I grow these shady, outdoors in Los Angeles, CA in shallow clay pots with organic potting soil with 10% sand added. I unpot the tubers in August and directly replant them about 1" deep in new pots and fresh mix. Single tubers can be grown in a 2" pot, but a mass grouping looks better.
Comments: Parent plant: I find these easy to grow, and for each tuber have gotten 5-8 new tubers each year. Dormancy is critical, and is keeping the plants wet while in growth.
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: |
|
Using PSM, Spring, Summer, Winter, Spring: days average 63°F, nights 50°F; best fit is Cool-Cold 64-44°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
| For Species: |
|
Using PSM, Summer, Autumn: days average 68°F, nights 51°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F
(Source:
Baker's Web OSC) |
|
About the name...
| Etymology of |
curta |
|
From Latin "curtus" short, small.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Etymology of |
Pterostylis |
|
From Greek "pteros" wing, "stylos" column, slate-pencil; from the lateral stamen.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
curta |
|
KUR-ta
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
| Pronunciation of |
Pterostylis |
|
ter-oh-STY-lis
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
|
If you would like to direct someone to this web page, please copy and paste this URL into your email:
http://troymeyers.com/d?016326
| 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: |
10 plants (based on flask surveys done 11/29/2009 )
|
| Plantlet Sizes: |
From many flasks 20 - 75 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 04/05/2010 )
From one most recently surveyed flask 20 - 75 mm (04/05/2010)
|
|
You might also want to:
|
View the seed assay for this item.
View items of the same species.
View items of the same genus.
|
| Ordering Information |
| You are not currently logged in. |
|
You must be a registered user and be logged in to reserve a flask or place a notification request. Please log in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
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: Southeast Australia and New Caledonia. In Australia, this
orchid is found in southeast Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South
Australia, and Tasmania where it is a very widespread species commonly
found in open forests, especially along streams. It tends to produce dense
colonies and flowring reportedly is generally profuse. Habitat elevation
was not reported. On New Caledonia, however, these plants, which are found
near the northeast coast and in the central mountains along the southern
half of the island, have been reported as growing at 1300-4600 ft.
(400-1400 m).
More about this information and the Bakers...
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
