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Flasks of
Cattleya jongheana var. alba 'Estrella' × 'Nieve' |
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Number: |
TN8505 |
Name: |
Cattleya jongheana var. alba 'Estrella' × 'Nieve'
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Type: |
outcross (What's that?) |
Seed Donor: |
Ms Cynthia Hill
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Pod Parent Blooming Plant |
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Pollen Parent Flowers |
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species: |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, : days average 87°F, nights 64°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F
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C. Hill pers comm) |
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Winter, : days average 75°F, nights 58°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
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C. Hill pers comm) |
For Genus: |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 83°F, nights 60°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F
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About the name...
Etymology of |
alba |
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From Latin "albus" white.
(Source:
Brown 1956) |
Etymology of |
Cattleya |
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Named in honor of William Cattley, English horticulturist in the 19th century.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
Etymology of |
jongheana |
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Named for de Jonge, Belgian orchid nursery of the 19th century.
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Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
Pronunciation of |
alba |
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AL-ba
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Hawkes 1978) |
Pronunciation of |
Cattleya |
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KAT-lee-ya
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Pridgeon 1992, Hawkes 1978) |
Pronunciation of |
jongheana |
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zhong-ee-AH-na
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Hawkes 1978) |
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Flask Information |
Availability: |
Seed not viable- failed. We were not able to make any flasks. |
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