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Tolumnia bahamensis 'MC3273' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6429
Name: Tolumnia bahamensis 'MC3273' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F). I found that it does well in a loose, well-drained cypress twig and tree fern mix in a basket. Likes medium light.
 
Comments: Parent plant: Species native to the Caribbean and South Florida, grows epiphytically on the base of native rosemary bushes. Medium-sized plant.
 
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 87°F, nights 76°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 74°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of bahamensis   From Latin "bahamensis" from the Bahamas. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Tolumnia   Named for Tolumnius, a character mentioned in Virgil's "Aeneas". The connection is not clear. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Tolumnia   toe-LUM-nee-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Availability: We have sold all of the flasks for this item.
You should: Consider getting individual plants or compots instead of a flask.
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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: 500 plants (based on flask surveys done 12/04/2008 through 03/30/2010)
Yield estimates are only approximate, but may appear to be fairly exact numbers because they are a combination of large rough estimates in remaining mother flasks and more accurate small estimates in reflasks.
Plantlet Sizes: From many flasks 0.2 - 75 mm plants (based on flask surveys done 08/14/2008 through 11/01/2010)
From one most recently surveyed flask 30 - 75 mm (11/01/2010)
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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: Eastern Florida and the northern Bahamas. These plants grow as epiphytes or semiterrestrials in extremely bright conditions. According to Luer (1972), "The plants begin life terrestrially, nestled down among the lichen, debris, and sand beneath shrubbery. They seem to have a particular preference for rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides). As the plant reaches flowering size, it climbs up into the lower branches of the shrub and sends its flower-spike up through the twigs to elevate its buds out into the open. The plants are exceedingly difficult to see when not in flower ... of added interest, however, is the fact that the flower of each plant varies considerably from that of the next".
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