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Dichaea

Dichaea glauca

Author (Sw.) Lindl.

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 11 countries
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Care and culture for Dichaea glauca Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
0–1,972m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,572mm Annual rainfall
Seasonal Rainfall pattern

Temperature

17°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3°8°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,572mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 23° 20–25 11° 9–14 41mm
Feb 24° 21–26 11° 9–14 36mm
Mar 26° 23–28 13° 11–15 37mm
Apr 27° 24–29 14° 12–17 54mm
May 27° 24–30 16° 13–18 145mm
Jun 26° 23–29 16° 14–18 255mm
Jul 25° 23–28 16° 13–18 210mm
Aug 26° 23–28 15° 13–18 216mm
Sep 25° 23–28 16° 13–18 263mm
Oct 24° 22–27 15° 12–17 182mm
Nov 24° 21–26 13° 11–16 83mm
Dec 23° 20–25 12° 9–15 53mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Bloom Season

Based on 2 Dichaea awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
HCC / AOC 2000 'Royale'
77.80 points Exhibited by Royale Orchids NSW 19 December 2000
Measurements
Flower size 16 × 15 mm Petals 10 × 4 mm Dorsal sepal 10 × 5 mm Lateral sepals 12 × 5 mm Lip 8 × 8 mm

All segments pale green 155C. Sixteen flowers. Stem 23mm.

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Synonyms

Cymbidium glaucumDichaea oerstediiDichaea willdenowianaDichaeopsis glaucaDichaeopsis oerstediiEpidendrum glaucumEpithecia oerstedii

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