Aerides houlletiana

Author Rchb.f.

Species 7 awards
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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Care and culture for Aerides houlletiana Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Warm Temperature class
11°C Day/night drop
1,072mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

15°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°33°38°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,072mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 30° 30–30 17° 16–17 5mm
Feb 33° 33–33 19° 19–19 16mm
Mar 35° 35–35 22° 21–22 44mm
Apr 35° 35–35 23° 23–23 79mm
May 33° 33–34 23° 23–24 147mm
Jun 32° 32–33 24° 23–24 121mm
Jul 32° 31–32 23° 23–23 118mm
Aug 31° 31–32 23° 23–23 163mm
Sep 31° 30–31 23° 22–23 218mm
Oct 30° 30–30 22° 21–22 136mm
Nov 29° 29–29 19° 19–19 24mm
Dec 29° 28–29 17° 16–17 4mm

Bloom Season

Based on 7 recorded blooms.

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Awards

Photo: Wilks E
HCC / AOC 2019 'Rod Promnitz'
76.00 points Exhibited by Promnitz B. NT 7 January 2020 Convened panel
Measurements
Flower size 30 × 27 mm Petals 12 × 8 mm Dorsal sepal 12 × 10 mm Lateral sepals 15 × 13 mm Lip 27 × 25 mm
15 inflorescences 244 flowers 74 buds

15 inflorescences of 230mm with 244 flowers and 74 buds (29 relevant); petals and ventral sepals Yellow/orange 15D with Yellow/orange edges; dorsal sepal Yellow/orange 14D with central blush of greyed/orange 176C; labellum Yellow/orange 20D with stripes o

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Photo: Wilks E
ACC / AOC 2019 'Rod Promnitz'
77.00 points Exhibited by Promnitz B. NT 7 January 2020 Convened panel
Measurements
Flower size 30 × 27 mm Petals 12 × 8 mm Dorsal sepal 12 × 10 mm Lateral sepals 15 × 13 mm Lip 27 × 25 mm
15 inflorescences 244 flowers 74 buds

15 inflorescences of 230mm with 244 flowers and 74 buds (29 relevant); petals and ventral sepals Yellow/orange 15D with Yellow/orange edges; dorsal sepal Yellow/orange 14D with central blush of greyed/orange 176C; labellum Yellow/orange 20D with stripes o

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Photo: Australian Orchid Council
ACC / AOC 2000 'Lauren'
75.60 points Exhibited by Grant N. QLD 18 November 2000
Measurements
Flower size 35 × 29 mm Petals 13 × 10 mm Dorsal sepal 11 × 7 mm Lateral sepals 11 × 11 mm Lip 20 × 12 mm
480 flowers 6 buds

Segments yellow 3C. Labellum violet 84A fading to yellow 4D. Striped violet 83B. Thirty inflorescences; total 480 flowers/ 6 buds (average 16). Stem 170mm.

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Photo: Australian Orchid Council
AM / AOC 1997 'Liquid Gold'
80.00 points Exhibited by McCubbin J. & M. QLD 9 January 1997
Measurements
Flower size 32 × 32 mm Petals 11 × 8 mm Dorsal sepal 16 × 13 mm Lateral sepals 16 × 12 mm Lip 27 × 16 mm
6 inflorescences 170 flowers

Segments yellow 3C tipped purple 78B. Labellum white 155B flared purple 78B on end. 6 inflorescences; approx. 170 flowers. Points for ACC=79.3.

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Photo: Australian Orchid Council
ACC / AOC 1997 'Liquid Gold'
79.30 points Exhibited by McCubbin J. & M. QLD 9 January 1997
Measurements
Flower size 32 × 32 mm Petals 11 × 8 mm Dorsal sepal 16 × 13 mm Lateral sepals 16 × 12 mm Lip 27 × 16 mm
6 inflorescences 170 flowers

Segments yellow 3C tipped purple 78B. Labellum white 155B flared purple 78B on end. 6 inflorescences; approx. 170 flowers.

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Photo: Australian Orchid Council
HCC / AOC 1996 'Julie'
78.30 points Exhibited by English E. QLD 15 December 1996
Measurements
Flower size 30 × 30 mm Petals 14 × 7 mm Dorsal sepal 12 × 15 mm Lateral sepals 14 × 17 mm Lip 31 × 21 mm
27 flowers 1 bud

Segments yellow 11B. Labellum ivory with purple 75A. 2 arching inflorescences; 27 flowers/ 1 bud & 20 flowers/ 1 bud.

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HCC / AOC 1990 'Lee'
76.70 points Exhibited by Appel H. & L. QLD 15 January 1990
Measurements
Flower size 19 × 24 mm Petals 12 × 8 mm Dorsal sepal 9 × 12 mm Lateral sepals 12 × 11 mm Lip 23 × 17 mm

Yellow 6C, purple violet 92C. AJ

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Award Comparison

MeasurementHCC/AOC 2019 'Rod Promnitz'ACC/AOC 2019 'Rod Promnitz'ACC/AOC 2000 'Lauren'AM/AOC 1997 'Liquid Gold'ACC/AOC 1997 'Liquid Gold'HCC/AOC 1996 'Julie'HCC/AOC 1990 'Lee'
Flower size30 × 27 mm30 × 27 mm35 × 29 mm32 × 32 mm32 × 32 mm30 × 30 mm19 × 24 mm
Petals12 × 8 mm12 × 8 mm13 × 10 mm11 × 8 mm11 × 8 mm14 × 7 mm12 × 8 mm
Dorsal sepal12 × 10 mm12 × 10 mm11 × 7 mm16 × 13 mm16 × 13 mm12 × 15 mm9 × 12 mm
Lateral sepals15 × 13 mm15 × 13 mm11 × 11 mm16 × 12 mm16 × 12 mm14 × 17 mm12 × 11 mm
Lip27 × 25 mm27 × 25 mm20 × 12 mm27 × 16 mm27 × 16 mm31 × 21 mm23 × 17 mm
Flower count24424448017017027-
Inflorescences1515-66--

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