The name comes from the italian nobleman and physician antonio musa brassavola. The flowers are fragrant at night, bloom on and off during the year, and last longer than a month on the plant. This page was last edited on 19 january 2020, at 11. The semipendant plants produce very thin terete leaves, and semipendant flowers which are about seven inches across, with a wonderful, jasminelike, night fragrance. Brassavola cucullata is a great little plant native to southern mexico, most of central america, and well into northern south america. This page was last edited on 27 october 2019, at 14.
Table of species used in hybridization or receiving awards orchidwiz dec 2017 update species marked with a are used the most in hybridization progeny aos awards. First he started by showing us slides of the betterknown species that are used in hybridsbrassavola cucullata, b. Pdf evolution of floral display in the orchid brassavola nodosa. Brassavola orchids will live a long time in low light and in l ess than 40% humidity.
Pdf reproductive success, indexed by pollinaria removal and fruit production, increases dramatically with flowers per inflorescence in the. An brassavola cucullata in nahilalakip ha genus nga brassavola, ngan familia nga orchidaceae. Fragrant large apple green to greenishwhite flowers with big, deeply fimbriated lip. Due to covid19, it takes longer than usual to process orders and respond to emails. Photo and some information about brassavola cucullata. Brassavola cucullata at santa barbara orchid estate. The plants database includes the following 2 species of brassavola. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. The b rassavola orchid is a genus of approximately 20 orchids, and the name comes from a venetian nobleman and botanist, dr. There are one or two flowers per growth and they grow on an 8 inch 20. There are 18 species of small or medium sized plants epiphytic plants. To grow really beautiful plants, though, give them some tender loving care. Ze groeit en bloeit gemakkelijk, deze brassavola nodosa en komt in haar. Brassavola cucullata has a nocturnally fragrant flower.
The lip is heavily fringed and the flowers are very fragrant at night. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Brassavola nodosa is commonly known as the ladyofthenight orchid because of its evening fragrance, and the hybrid is equally blessed. The orchid genus brassavola is closely related to the genus cattleya and is frequently used in cattleya hybrids the b in blc. The genus has white or creamcolored flowers and most are heavily fragrant at night. Click on the orchid society talks box at the bottom of the page for details and contact info click on image to enlarge it. It is widespread from mexico to colombia and throughout the caribbean coast. Brassavola little stars is a popular hybrid nodosa x cordata 1, first made and registered by ernest hetherington of stewart orchids. Bechtel, cribb, launert, the manual of cultivated orchid species, 3rd edition. Brassavola in kew science plants of the world online. Learn about the different species in the genus and the many novelty hybrids.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. They were named in 18 by the scottish botanist robert brown. Lady of the night is the common name of brassavola nodosa, an epiphytic orchid native to lowlying coastal regions of central and southern america. This entry was posted in orchid society, orchids and tagged bloom, brassavola cucullata, brassavola nodosa, cochleanthes amazonica, fraser valley orchid society, laelia tenebrosa, masdevallia davisii, mounted orchids, orchid bloom, orchid societies, orchid species, orchids, paphiopedilum spicerianum, sophronitis cernua, spike, windowsill. Brassavola little stars orchid the queen of the night. Pdf this survey assessed some aspects of the reproductive biology of brassavola.
Clip art by liftarn and more and are constantly expanding our content with exclusive files. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Clearly the focus will be on the activities of osssu members, but we are also interested in publishing information. Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more supporting member. Please visit their web site to find out about their orchid species culture books, pollination database, and culture sheet subscription service. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Brassavola david sander a cross between brassavola cucullata and rhyncholaelia digbyana, this desireable hybrid is now correctly, rhynchovola david sander. This is one of numerous species of plants including two orchids that are known in sonora only from arroyo verde northeast of alamos. It flowers in the spring with several spikes of 23 flowers each.
Some describe the fragrance as skunklike and unpleasant. Brassavola cucullata has greenish sepals and petals and a creamy fringed lip. Brassavola nodosa lady of the night has similar coloring, but the white lip has a large point. Ars germplasm resources information network brcu integrated taxonomic information system brcu. An introduction to climate tables and how to use them is available. Provide them with a n atmosphere of 6070% humidity, which can be achieved by placing the pots in a humidity tray or misting.
The plant list includes a further 12 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus brassavola. This culture sheet was provided by charles and margaret baker. Plants profile for brassavola cucullata daddy longlegs. Com 800 5533387 1250 orchid drive, santa barbara, ca 93111 805 9671284 fax. I can also supply a plant table of various sizes as needed, or offer plants for sale. Brassavola cucullata, common name daddy longlegs orchid, is a species of orchid native to. Common name rough or tuberculated brassavola flower size 2 12 to 3 6.
The plant list includes 53 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus brassavola. Brassavola cucullata golden brassavola cucullata golden. Brassavola cucullata in kew science plants of the world online. These star shaped orchid species are native to the flat plains of central america and tropical south america. Orchitime bark 20 litres size 810 mm 15,00 rain mix 400 gr 10,00 brassavola cucullata brs009 origin. Pollinators and floral visitors of two orchids in a protected. Brassavola is a genus of 21 orchids family orchidaceae. Brassavola cucullata at internet orchid species encyclopedia. Many of the orchids shown here are from my breeding efforts. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 24187 with original publication details. Pdf brassavola cucullata project on steustatius raymond l. Brassavola in world checklist of selected plant families.
Flowers touched by cold weather may have a reddish coloration. Brassavola orchids belong to the laeliinae subtribe. Lady of the night orchid, brassavola nodosa master. The standard and most common brassavola is the brassavola nodosa, which grows readily in baskets, mounted, or in containers with an orchid mix. Weird and wonderful, brassavola cucullata will add a conversation piece to any collection of orchids. Brassavola species and their hybrids brassavolas seem to have their own charm and popularity. Pdf aspects of the reproductive biology of brassavola cebolleta. Commonly known as the lady of the night the sweet fragrance of b. Brassavola cucullata discussion in orchid species started by uluwehi, jul 23, 2011. Brassavola cucullata in world checklist of selected plant families. Ornamental wine leaves originally from a 1879 book. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Manual of orchids, the new rhs dictionary, door joyce stewart, kew, 1992, isbn.
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