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Stanhopea

Stanhopea costaricensis

Author Rchb.f.

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 3 countries
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How to grow Stanhopea Care guide from the American Orchid Society
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Care and culture for Stanhopea costaricensis Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
800–1,632m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,680mm Annual rainfall
Mar Dry rest

Temperature

13°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,680mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
☼ Dry rest period: Mar - reduce watering during these months
Jan 23° 22–26 13° 12–15 62mm
Feb 24° 23–27 13° 12–16 34mm
Mar 25° 25–29 14° 13–17 23mm
Apr 26° 25–30 15° 14–18 44mm
May 26° 25–29 16° 15–18 162mm
Jun 25° 24–27 16° 15–18 263mm
Jul 24° 24–27 16° 15–18 225mm
Aug 24° 24–27 15° 15–18 203mm
Sep 24° 24–27 16° 15–18 255mm
Oct 24° 24–27 16° 14–17 236mm
Nov 23° 22–26 14° 13–17 106mm
Dec 23° 22–26 14° 12–16 70mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Based on 16 locations

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Based on 15 Stanhopea awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
CBM / AOC 2012 'Overnewton'
0.00 points Exhibited by Batey E. QLD 8 January 2012
Measurements
Flower size 116 × 112 mm Petals 58 × 20 mm Dorsal sepal 67 × 35 mm Lateral sepals 69 × 50 mm Lip 65 × 31 mm
6 inflorescences 6 flowers 56 buds

Segments yellow 11A. Large spotting red-purple 59A. Labellum yellow 11C finely spotted greyed purple 197A. Hypochile with large eye-spots red 53B. Six inflorescences, 6 flowers on main one. Total 29 flowers/ 56 buds. Stems 180mm

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Hybrids from Stanhopea costaricensis

As seed parent

Stanhopea Burgundy Beaujolais × Stanhopea gibbosa
Stanhopea Memoria Gerardo Sandi × Stanhopea haseloffiana
Stanhopea Racine × Stanhopea saccata
Stanhopea Waitomo Stars × Stanhopea posadae

As pollen parent

Sobralia Enfin
Stangora Enfin Gongora galeata ×
Stanhopea Betty Castillo Stanhopea tigrina ×
Stanhopea Dalmatian Dream Stanhopea guttulata ×
Stanhopea Foxdale Blush Stanhopea martiana ×
Stanhopea La Peregrina Stanhopea warszewicziana ×
Stanhopea Padparadscha Stanhopea jenischiana ×
Stanhopea Suncoast Mishmash Stanhopea Lile ×
Stanhopea Valkyrie Stanhopea greeri ×
Stanhopea Warcos Stanhopea wardii ×
Stanhopea fowlieana Stanhopea ecornuta ×

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