Growing conditions
Cool Temperature class
14–1,972m Elevation
12°C Day/night drop
1,434mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec Dry rest
Temperature
15°N Northern Hemisphere Day high Night low Range across populations
Rainfall
1,434mm/year Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 23° 21–26 10° 7–13 11mm
Feb 24° 23–26 10° 7–13 14mm
Mar 26° 24–28 11° 9–15 19mm
Apr 27° 25–29 13° 10–16 46mm
May 27° 25–29 14° 11–16 157mm
Jun 25° 23–27 14° 12–17 276mm
Jul 25° 23–27 14° 12–16 185mm
Aug 25° 23–27 14° 12–16 206mm
Sep 24° 23–26 14° 11–16 282mm
Oct 24° 22–25 13° 11–16 173mm
Nov 23° 21–25 12° 9–15 49mm
Dec 23° 21–25 10° 7–14 18mm
Bloom Season
Based on 4 Barkeria awards. Showing genus-level data.
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Hybrids from Barkeria spectabilis
As seed parent
Barkeria Aphrodite × Barkeria skinneri
Barkeria Flying Dreams × Barkeria scandens
Barkeria Leo × Barkeria melanocaulon
Caulkeria Ariel × Caularthron bicornutum
As pollen parent
Barkeria Bernice Bradley Barkeria Marsh Monarch ×
Barkeria Butterflies Barkeria whartoniana ×
Barkeria Hans-Jorg Jung Barkeria uniflora ×
Barkeria Mabel Marsh Barkeria naevosa ×
Barkeria Marsh Monarch Barkeria lindleyana ×
Barkeria Merilee Barkeria Aphrodite ×
Cattkeria Jockel Fuchs Cattleya loddigesii ×
Cattkeria Spectabold Cattleya guttata ×
Cattkeria Vauvert Cattleya coccinea ×