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Sophronitis cernua 'Betelgeuse' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN6621
Name: Sophronitis cernua 'Betelgeuse' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Mr Gareth Wills  (Email: gwills13@bellsouth.net)
 
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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: days average 84°F, nights 72°F; best fit is Warm 90-70°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 76°F, nights 64°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of cernua   From Latin "cernuus" overhanging, nodding. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of sophronitis   From latinized Greek "sophros" modest. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of cernua   SER-nyoo-ah (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of sophronitis   sof-row-NYE-tis (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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Flask Information
Availability: There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable flasks.
You should: Consider placing a "Notify Retries" Request, and if an identical pollination (the same parents) is done again, we'll let you know.
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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: Brazil. Plants were originally found at Botafogo in what is now the city of Rio de Janeiro. Plants of this coastal race have somewhat pale or faded flowers. Fowlie (1987), indicates that this is variety cernua which is now known to grow along the seacoast from the state of Bahia southward to the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Plants with more brightly colored flowers grow far inland in the states of Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo. Sophronitis cernua var. mineira hort. is treated separately in this work because the habitats are so very different. Some authorities consider these inland plants to be a variety and other taxonomists prefer to treat them as a subspecies.
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