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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 Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,271mm/yearJan 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
Based on 15 Gongora awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
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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