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Calanthe alta

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Found in 2 countries
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Growing conditions

Warm Temperature class
6°C Day/night drop
3,273mm Annual rainfall
Moderate Rainfall pattern

Temperature

16°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

3,273mm/year
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Jan 28° 27–29 21° 20–22 474mm
Feb 28° 27–29 21° 21–22 381mm
Mar 28° 27–29 21° 21–22 376mm
Apr 27° 26–28 21° 20–22 260mm
May 26° 25–27 20° 20–21 183mm
Jun 25° 25–26 20° 19–20 157mm
Jul 25° 24–25 19° 19–19 134mm
Aug 25° 24–25 19° 19–19 156mm
Sep 25° 25–26 19° 19–19 161mm
Oct 26° 25–27 20° 19–20 259mm
Nov 27° 26–28 20° 20–21 335mm
Dec 28° 26–29 21° 20–22 399mm

Seasons are reversed for Northern Hemisphere growers.

Limited data - 3 locations

Bloom Season

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

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Synonyms

Alismorkis altaCalanthe anocentrumCalanthe lutescens

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