Cypripedium macranthos

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Species 1 award
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 12 countries
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Care and culture for Cypripedium macranthos Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Cool Temperature class
150–3,396m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
500mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

53°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-27°-22°-17°-12°-7°-2°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

500mm/year
050100JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan -12° -14–-9 -21° -25–-19 19mm
Feb -10° -11–-7 -21° -23–-18 15mm
Mar -2° -3–-1 -14° -16–-12 15mm
Apr 6–10 -3° -5–-2 29mm
May 16° 14–18 1–5 45mm
Jun 22° 20–23 7–11 65mm
Jul 24° 23–25 12° 10–13 83mm
Aug 21° 20–23 10° 9–11 79mm
Sep 15° 14–17 2–5 51mm
Oct 5–9 -3° -5–-1 42mm
Nov -4° -5–-1 -12° -14–-10 32mm
Dec -9° -12–-6 -18° -22–-16 25mm

Bloom Season

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
AM / AOC 2011 'Helen'
80.10 points Exhibited by Davidson B. & L. TAS 29 September 2011
Measurements
Flower size 68 × 60 mm Petals 50 × 8 mm Dorsal sepal 18 × 13 mm Lateral sepals 23 × 13 mm Lip 30 × 25 mm

Segments white 155A with red 60 B & C. One flower on 300mm stem.

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Hybrids from Cypripedium macranthos

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