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Calanthe alpina

Author Hook.f. ex Lindl.

Species
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 7 countries
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Care and culture for Calanthe alpina Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Cool Temperature class
1,781–3,124m Elevation
9°C Day/night drop
948mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

30°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec-12°-7°-2°3°8°13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

948mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
☼ Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 7° 4–10 -2° -6–1 12mm
Feb 9° 6–12 -0° -5–3 18mm
Mar 13° 10–16 3° -1–6 33mm
Apr 19° 16–21 8° 4–11 63mm
May 22° 19–24 12° 8–15 94mm
Jun 24° 22–26 15° 12–17 145mm
Jul 26° 23–28 17° 14–19 179mm
Aug 26° 23–28 17° 13–19 153mm
Sep 22° 19–24 14° 10–16 136mm
Oct 17° 15–20 9° 5–12 72mm
Nov 13° 10–15 3° 0–7 30mm
Dec 9° 6–11 -1° -5–2 13mm

Seasons are reversed for Southern Hemisphere growers.

Bloom Season

Based on 8 Calanthe awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Hybrids from Calanthe alpina

As pollen parent

Calanthe Hakutsuru Calanthe triplicata ×
Calanthe Kogane Calanthe striata ×

Synonyms

Alismorkis alpinaCalanthe alpinaCalanthe alpinaCalanthe bucciniferaCalanthe fimbriataCalanthe fimbriatomarginataCalanthe schlechteri

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