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Maxillaria curtipes

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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 2 countries
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Care and culture for Maxillaria curtipes Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Cool Temperature class
160–2,097m Elevation
13°C Day/night drop
1,271mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

18°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,271mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 23° 21–26 10° 6–13 19mm
Feb 24° 22–27 10° 6–14 8mm
Mar 26° 24–30 11° 7–15 7mm
Apr 27° 26–32 13° 8–17 17mm
May 29° 26–32 13° 10–18 78mm
Jun 28° 25–30 14° 13–18 223mm
Jul 27° 24–31 15° 13–18 256mm
Aug 26° 24–30 14° 13–18 251mm
Sep 26° 24–29 14° 13–18 252mm
Oct 25° 23–28 13° 12–17 114mm
Nov 24° 22–28 11° 9–16 34mm
Dec 23° 21–27 10° 7–14 15mm

Bloom Season

Based on 32 Maxillaria awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
CBM / AOC 1996 'Mt. Isley'
0.00 points Exhibited by English E. QLD 18 August 1996
Measurements
Flower size 22 × 31 mm Petals 16 × 7 mm Dorsal sepal 19 × 8 mm Lateral sepals 18 × 8 mm Lip 16 × 9 mm
79 flowers 12 buds

Segments greyed purple 193B flecked yellow 3D. Labellum red-purple 61A with same colour spotting over off-white. 79 flowers/ 12 buds.

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