Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
108–981m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,557mm Annual rainfall
Year-round Rainfall pattern
Temperature
28°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,557mm/yearJan 28° 26–29 17° 16–19 173mm
Feb 27° 25–28 17° 16–19 149mm
Mar 26° 24–27 16° 15–18 143mm
Apr 23° 21–25 13° 12–15 113mm
May 20° 19–22 10° 9–12 106mm
Jun 18° 17–21 9° 8–10 115mm
Jul 18° 17–20 8° 7–9 94mm
Aug 19° 19–21 9° 8–10 114mm
Sep 20° 20–22 11° 9–12 140mm
Oct 22° 21–24 13° 11–14 137mm
Nov 26° 23–27 14° 12–16 122mm
Dec 27° 25–28 16° 14–17 151mm
Bloom Season
Based on 32 Maxillaria awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
ACC / AOC 2015 'Pinny'
75.70 points Exhibited by Pinnock E. SA 2 September 2015 South Coast OS of SA club meet
Measurements
Flower size 38 × 27 mm Petals 30 × 5 mm Dorsal sepal 29 × 9 mm Lateral sepals 30 × 9 mm Lip 20 × 7 mm
90 inflorescences 80 flowers 10 buds
90 inflorescences of 90mm with 80 flowers and 10 buds; petals Yellow group 3D; sepals Yellow/green 154D; labellum Yellow 3D with Red/purple 59A spotting
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