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Gongora rufescens

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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 2 countries
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How to grow Gongora Care guide from the American Orchid Society
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Care and culture for Gongora rufescens Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
1,056–2,162m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,271mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern

Temperature

4°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,271mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 23° 22–24 13° 12–14 137mm
Feb 23° 22–25 13° 12–14 159mm
Mar 23° 21–25 13° 12–15 175mm
Apr 23° 22–25 13° 12–15 132mm
May 23° 22–24 13° 11–14 83mm
Jun 23° 21–24 12° 10–14 70mm
Jul 22° 20–24 12° 10–14 67mm
Aug 23° 21–24 12° 10–14 56mm
Sep 24° 22–25 12° 11–14 81mm
Oct 24° 22–25 12° 11–14 100mm
Nov 24° 23–25 12° 11–14 96mm
Dec 23° 22–25 12° 11–14 118mm

Bloom Season

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
HCC / AOC 2003 'Newbold'
79.50 points Exhibited by Stebbing S. VIC 7 November 2003 Maribyrnong Sarcochilus Show
Measurements
Flower size 59 × 40 mm Petals 9 × 2 mm Dorsal sepal 23 × 9 mm Lateral sepals 29 × 14 mm Lip 21 × 6 mm
1 inflorescence 40 flowers

Petals greyed orange 165B. Sepals greyed red 178A, barred greyed orange 163B. Labellum greyed orange 163C, overlaid greyed red 178A. One inflorescence, 40 flowers. Stems 550mm.

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Hybrids from Gongora rufescens

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