Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
11°C Day/night drop
743mm Annual rainfall
Jun Dry rest
Temperature
33°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
743mm/year Dry rest period: Jun - reduce watering during these months
Jan 26° 25–27 17° 15–18 75mm
Feb 26° 26–27 17° 16–18 91mm
Mar 25° 25–26 16° 15–17 80mm
Apr 24° 23–25 13° 12–14 51mm
May 22° 21–23 10° 9–12 36mm
Jun 20° 19–21 8° 6–10 28mm
Jul 20° 19–21 8° 6–9 31mm
Aug 21° 20–22 9° 7–10 42mm
Sep 22° 21–23 10° 9–12 51mm
Oct 23° 22–24 12° 11–13 80mm
Nov 24° 23–25 14° 13–15 97mm
Dec 25° 25–26 15° 14–16 84mm
Bloom Season
Based on 6 Mystacidium awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
ACM / AOC 2018 'Nasarka'
82.00 points Exhibited by Haywood M. & B. VIC 9 November 2018 Melbourne Sarcochilus show
Measurements
Flower size 28 × 30 mm Petals 10 × 4 mm Dorsal sepal 11 × 5 mm Lateral sepals 14 × 5 mm Lip 5 × 4 mm
9 inflorescences 81 flowers
9 inflorescences of 125mm with 81 flowers (11 relevant); all segments white 155D
View on AOC website ↗FCC / AOC 2015 'Nasarka'
85.60 points Exhibited by Haywood M. & B. VIC 13 November 2015 MOS spring show
Measurements
Flower size 57 × 32 mm Petals 11 × 3 mm Dorsal sepal 12 × 4 mm Lateral sepals 16 × 4 mm Lip 6 × 3 mm
39 flowers
6 inflorecences of 220mm with 39 flowers (9 relevant); petals and sepals White group NN155C with Yellow/Green 145B behind column; labellum White group NN155C
View on AOC website ↗ACC / AOC 2012 'Nasarka'
79.00 points Exhibited by Hayward B. & M. VIC 25 November 2012
Measurements
Flower size 22 × 28 mm Petals 10 × 2 mm Dorsal sepal 10 × 4 mm Lateral sepals 15 × 4 mm Lip 10 × 3 mm
4 inflorescences 7 flowers
All segments white 155C. Four inflorescences, 7 flowers on main one, total 23 flowers. Stems 190mm.
View on AOC website ↗Award Comparison
| Measurement | ACM/AOC 2018 'Nasarka' | FCC/AOC 2015 'Nasarka' | ACC/AOC 2012 'Nasarka' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower size | 28 × 30 mm | 57 × 32 mm | 22 × 28 mm |
| Petals | 10 × 4 mm | 11 × 3 mm | 10 × 2 mm |
| Dorsal sepal | 11 × 5 mm | 12 × 4 mm | 10 × 4 mm |
| Lateral sepals | 14 × 5 mm | 16 × 4 mm | 15 × 4 mm |
| Lip | 5 × 4 mm | 6 × 3 mm | 10 × 3 mm |
| Flower count | 81 | 39 | 7 |
| Inflorescences | 9 | - | 4 |
