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Bifrenaria tetragona

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Species 1 award
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Care and culture for Bifrenaria tetragona Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
76–761m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,628mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern

Temperature

25°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,628mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 27° 26–28 18° 17–19 219mm
Feb 27° 26–28 18° 17–19 199mm
Mar 26° 25–28 17° 16–19 167mm
Apr 25° 23–26 15° 14–16 110mm
May 23° 20–24 13° 11–14 94mm
Jun 21° 19–23 11° 10–13 99mm
Jul 21° 18–22 10° 9–12 87mm
Aug 21° 20–23 11° 10–13 86mm
Sep 21° 20–23 13° 12–14 118mm
Oct 23° 22–24 14° 13–16 140mm
Nov 24° 23–25 16° 15–17 137mm
Dec 26° 25–27 16° 16–18 173mm

Bloom Season

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Awards

Photo: Australian Orchid Council
CBM / AOC 1993 'Jannine'
0.00 points Exhibited by Banks D. NSW 22 February 1993
Measurements
Flower size 44 × 47 mm Petals 30 × 18 mm Dorsal sepal 40 × 24 mm Lateral sepals 44 × 29 mm Lip 29 × 13 mm

Segments yellow 1B, with red-purple at base, suffused into striations at segment ends. Labellum purple 79A at top, white 155D lower. 2 racemes 8 & 6 fully opened.

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Hybrids from Bifrenaria tetragona

As pollen parent

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