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Established Seedlings of
Pleione grandiflora 'MC7020' × sib 'MC7021'
 
 
 
 
Number: TN8132
Name: Pleione grandiflora 'MC7020' × sib 'MC7021'
Type: sib    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Troy C. Meyers
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Pod Parent Flower
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Pollen Parent Flower
 
 
Comments: P. grandiflora is fairly new to cultivation outside of China. The original stock came from Taiwan some 20 years ago. The identification has been confirmed by Cribb & Butterfield.

Pod parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN5879 effort of 2006.

Pollen parent plant: One of the offspring from our TN5879 effort of 2006.
 
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 67°F, nights 49°F; best fit is Cool 70-52°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)
For Species:   Winter: days average 55°F, nights 34°F; best fit is Cold-Frigid 52-32°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of grandiflora   From Latin "grandiflorus" large-flowered. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of Pleione   From Greek "pleione" annual. Relating to the short life span of the leaves of some species in the genus. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of grandiflora   gran-di-FLOE-ra (Source: Hawkes 1978)
Pronunciation of Pleione   play-OH-nee (Source: Hawkes 1978)
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ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS of these are not currently available, but we have some maturing in the greenhouse and expect to offer them in the future. There are 0 items with plants per item that will be considered for sale later.

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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.
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ORIGIN/HABITAT: Southern Yunnan in southwest China on rocks in mountain forests at 8700-9300 ft. (2652-2835 m).
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