Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
84–661m Elevation
12°C Day/night drop
918mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern
Temperature
27°S Southern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
918mm/yearJan 30° 28–31 19° 18–20 131mm
Feb 29° 28–30 19° 18–20 127mm
Mar 28° 27–29 18° 17–18 90mm
Apr 26° 24–27 15° 14–15 67mm
May 22° 21–24 12° 11–12 65mm
Jun 20° 19–21 8° 7–9 38mm
Jul 19° 18–20 7° 6–7 46mm
Aug 21° 20–22 7° 7–8 31mm
Sep 24° 22–25 10° 9–11 36mm
Oct 26° 24–27 13° 13–14 75mm
Nov 28° 26–29 16° 15–17 92mm
Dec 29° 28–30 18° 17–19 120mm
Bloom Season
Based on 76 Sarcochilus awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Awards
FCC / AOC 2017 'Lily'
87.80 points Exhibited by Dobson L. & B. NSW 22 March 2017 Ku-Ring-Gai OS meeting
Measurements
Flower size 17.5 × 30 mm Petals 7.5 × 2 mm Dorsal sepal 8 × 3 mm Lateral sepals 8 × 2.5 mm Lip 5 × 4 mm
9 inflorescences 28 flowers 18 buds
9 inflorescences of 38mm with 28 flowers + 18 buds (8 + 3 relevant); petals and sepals Base colour yellow green 144D with ends of segment geyed orange 176B and spots of Greyed Orange 176B on basal section of segment; labellum Base colour white NN155D with
View on AOC website ↗HCC / AOC 2012 'Mark'
78.00 points Exhibited by Wilde E. & F. VIC 22 November 2012
Measurements
Flower size 17 × 6 mm Petals 9 × 2 mm Dorsal sepal 8 × 3 mm Lateral sepals 8 × 2 mm Lip 5 × 3 mm
5 inflorescences 6 flowers 15 buds
Segments greyed orange 172A, with yellow-green 145A. Labellum white 155D. Five inflorescences, 6 flowers on main one. Total 30 flowers/ 15 buds. Stems 478mm. Pts ACM=82.
View on AOC website ↗ACM / AOC 2012 'Mark'
82.00 points Exhibited by Wilde E. & F. VIC 22 November 2012
Measurements
Flower size 17 × 6 mm Petals 9 × 2 mm Dorsal sepal 8 × 3 mm Lateral sepals 8 × 2 mm Lip 5 × 3 mm
5 inflorescences 6 flowers 15 buds
Segments greyed orange 172A, with yellow-green 145A. Labellum white 155D. Five inflorescences, 6 flowers on main one. Total 30 flowers/ 15 buds. Stems 478mm. Pts ACM=82.
View on AOC website ↗Award Comparison
| Measurement | FCC/AOC 2017 'Lily' | HCC/AOC 2012 'Mark' | ACM/AOC 2012 'Mark' |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower size | 17.5 × 30 mm | 17 × 6 mm | 17 × 6 mm |
| Petals | 7.5 × 2 mm | 9 × 2 mm | 9 × 2 mm |
| Dorsal sepal | 8 × 3 mm | 8 × 3 mm | 8 × 3 mm |
| Lateral sepals | 8 × 2.5 mm | 8 × 2 mm | 8 × 2 mm |
| Lip | 5 × 4 mm | 5 × 3 mm | 5 × 3 mm |
| Flower count | 28 | 6 | 6 |
| Inflorescences | 9 | 5 | 5 |