Award photo - AOC

Isabelia violacea

Author (Lindl.) C.Van den Berg & M.W.Chase

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 1 country
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Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
504–1,679m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,445mm Annual rainfall
Jun, Jul, Aug Dry rest

Temperature

20°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,445mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Dry rest period: Jun, Jul, Aug - reduce watering during these months
Jan 26° 26–27 17° 16–17 240mm
Feb 26° 26–28 16° 16–17 199mm
Mar 26° 25–28 16° 15–17 173mm
Apr 26° 24–27 15° 14–16 88mm
May 24° 22–26 13° 11–14 41mm
Jun 24° 21–25 11° 9–12 18mm
Jul 23° 21–25 11° 9–12 16mm
Aug 25° 22–27 11° 10–13 21mm
Sep 25° 22–28 13° 11–15 52mm
Oct 26° 23–27 15° 13–16 131mm
Nov 26° 24–26 16° 14–17 207mm
Dec 26° 25–27 16° 15–17 259mm

Bloom Season

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

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
AM / AOC 2020 'David'
81.00 points Exhibited by Bromley G. & L. NSW 27 July 2020 OSNSW July Meeting
Measurements
Flower size 34 × 38 mm Petals 19 × 7 mm Dorsal sepal 18 × 6 mm Lateral sepals 19 × 6 mm Lip 18 × 10 mm
29 inflorescences 26 flowers 3 buds

29 inflorescences of 29mm with 26 flowers and 3 buds (1 relevant); petals and sepals Purple N78A; labellum Purple N78A with a small bit of white NN155C in the throat

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Hybrids from Isabelia violacea

As pollen parent

Synonyms

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