Clowesia russelliana

Author (Hook.) Dodson

Species 1 award
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 Clowesia russelliana Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Intermediate Temperature class
0–1,001m Elevation
11°C Day/night drop
1,372mm Annual rainfall
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec Dry rest

Temperature

14°N Northern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,372mm/year
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Dry rest period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Dec - reduce watering during these months
Jan 28° 27–29 16° 14–19 8mm
Feb 29° 27–30 16° 14–19 6mm
Mar 31° 29–32 18° 16–20 10mm
Apr 32° 30–33 19° 17–22 30mm
May 31° 29–32 20° 18–22 154mm
Jun 30° 28–30 20° 18–21 252mm
Jul 29° 28–31 19° 18–21 179mm
Aug 29° 28–31 19° 18–21 197mm
Sep 29° 27–30 19° 18–21 281mm
Oct 28° 27–30 19° 17–21 200mm
Nov 28° 26–29 18° 16–20 44mm
Dec 28° 26–29 16° 15–19 13mm

Bloom Season

Based on 2 Clowesia awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Awards

HCC / AOC 1987 'Dundas'
0.00 points Exhibited by Sheaves H.E. NSW 23 February 1987
Measurements
Flower size 42 × 39 mm Petals 32 × 18 mm Dorsal sepal 32 × 13 mm Lateral sepals 32 × 10 mm Lip 32 × 18 mm
63 flowers

Entire flower white with green group 141 C bars with general flush of green group 140D. Greyed purple 185B veining in labellum and on tips of sepals. Two spikes carried a total of 63 flowers (29 & 34). Flowers well presented on pendulous spikes. AJ.

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Hybrids from Clowesia russelliana

As seed parent

As pollen parent

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