Growing conditions
Intermediate Temperature class
779–2,578m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,231mm Annual rainfall
Year-round Rainfall pattern
Temperature
1°N Northern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,231mm/yearJan 22° 17–26 13° 5–15 94mm
Feb 22° 17–26 13° 5–15 112mm
Mar 22° 17–26 13° 6–15 133mm
Apr 22° 19–25 13° 8–15 144mm
May 23° 21–25 13° 9–14 109mm
Jun 24° 20–27 12° 10–15 90mm
Jul 24° 21–26 13° 9–15 82mm
Aug 24° 21–27 13° 10–15 78mm
Sep 24° 21–27 13° 9–14 88mm
Oct 21° 19–25 12° 8–15 110mm
Nov 21° 16–25 12° 6–15 104mm
Dec 22° 16–25 13° 5–15 91mm
Bloom Season
Based on 8 Restrepia awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
AM / AOC 2012 'Behemoth'
82.50 points Exhibited by Roper N. NSW 7 September 2012
Measurements
Flower size 76 × 26 mm Petals 25 × 1.6 mm Dorsal sepal 47 × 5 mm Lateral sepals 50.5 × 9 mm Lip 15 × 5.5 mm
Petals greyed purple 187B, Sepals greyed orange 164C, striped greyed purple 187B. Labellum greyed orange 164C, spotted greyed purple 187B. Eight single-flowers inflorescences/ 6 buds. Stems 80mm.
View on AOC website ↗Hybrids from Restrepia brachypus
As seed parent
Restrepia Alan F. Garner × Restrepia trichoglossa [lankesteri]
Restrepia Ares × Restrepia Sarah Ruth
Restrepia Burrard × Restrepia falkenbergii
Restrepia Coupe Point × Restrepia Carole Howe
Restrepia Dielamont × Restrepia guttulata
Restrepia Greve au Lancon × Restrepia Havre des Pas
Restrepia Hambye × Restrepia Matthew Howe
Restrepia Handois × Restrepia Terry Hayes
Restrepia Hautbois × Restrepia aristulifera
Restrepia Havre de Rozel × Restrepia cuprea
Restrepia Havre des Pas × Restrepia contorta
Restrepia Havres des Pas × Restrepia contorta
Restrepia Katukelle × Restrepia Fremont Point
Restrepia Le Pulec × Restrepia purpurea
Restrepia Mary Smallman × Restrepia antennifera RHYNCHODENDRUM