Plant tag meaning.
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Comments (13)We struggled with plant labels as we grew. We did hand printed, then got an adjustable type stamp and water-proof ink (which was not very sucessful) then found the golden ticket. There is a company called Online Labels that sells waterproof inkjet labels that work like a dream. The labels stick great and the printing stays on and readable even when wet (there are some pot stickers outside now that have been there since last spring and still look great. We use OL25 for plastic plant stakes - the labels are 1/2" tall and 1 3/4" long and fit perfectly. They have free templates on the website for Word and several other programs. They worked so well that we now are using the same type of labels on our cider jugs (albiet in a much larger size). One trick I have found is to change the print quality setting on your printer to draft. On normal print my printer put out too much ink and the labels had to sit overnight and dry but in draft they did not. Here is a link that might be useful: Plant stake labels...See MoreWANTED: People To Make Plant Tags At June 10th Plant Swap
Comments (1)Great, can't wait. I will be bringing your siloams with me to the swap, and some Iris if they arrive in the mail, LOL. Cathy...See MoreWhat does all the stuff on a label or tag mean?
Comments (0)Labels Explained: A wealth of information appears on the plant Labels. Try to maintain these labels because plants labeled as unknown lose some of their resale valueas well as their show value. A typical label would look like this: Blc. Memoria Crispin Rosales 'No 2' AM/AOS Blc. Is the abbreviation for Brassavolo, Laelia, and Cattleya; the genera used in the breeding to produce this hybrid. Memoria Crispin Rosales Is the grex (family) name used for the seedlings produced by crossing Lc. Bonanza x Blc Normans Bay. Note the use of capitals in the name to denote a hybrid. When you see Memoria in the name of a plant, it is to memorialize the person whose name follows. Usually, these are people of import or standing in the orchid world, but it can also be the name of someone important to the individual who does the naming. 'No 2' Is the clonal name for this particular seedling. (A mundane name for a beautiful flower.) AM/AOS Denotes Award of Merit, American Orchid Society. Other Cattleya combinations you may see on labels are: Slc. Similar to above except that Sophronitis appears in the breeding. Potinara. Named after Dr Potin. Genera used are Brassovolo, Laelia, Cattleya and Sophronitis. Rolfeara. Genera used are Brassovolo, Cattleya, and Sophronitis. At least 60 of these combinations of Cattleya are used with other Genera. Species names are written in lower case: Cattleya intermedia, Cattleya aurantiaca, Cattleya bowringiana, Cattleya mossiae etc. Natural varieties are indicated by the abbreviation var. and clonal names are enclosed within single quotes. Some examples: Cattleya intermedia var. alba , Cattleya loddigesii var. coerulea 'Blue Sky' Natural hybrids, those hybrids which occur in the wild are indicated by an 'X' in front of the name. Example: C. X hardyana , natural hybrid of C. dowiana x C. warscewiczii. Sometimes you will see the name of a plant x self, which means that the same plant provided pollen as well as the seed capsule. At other times, you will see the name of a plant x sib, which means it was crossed with another plant from the same compot. Ploidy not shown usually means 2n Diploid (3n) triploid (4n) tetraploid AOS awards HCC/AOS-Highly Commendable Certificate-75-79 points AM/AOS-Award of Merit-80-89 points FCC/AOS-First Class Certificate-90 points or higher Those three are specific to flower quality, point rating based on 100 possible points. CCM/AOS-Certificate of Cultural Merit CCE/AOS-Certificate of Cultural Excellence Those two are for the full plant, denoting the grower's skill in growing (and flowering) a plant to big beastly size in pristine condition. A couple others: CBR/AOS-Certificate of Botanical Recognition Awarded to cultivars of species or natural hybrids deemed worthy of recognition for their rarity, novelty or educational value. CHM/AOS-Certificate of Horticultural Merit Awarded to species with obvious horticultural value when they appear in cultivation. The quality awards in Australia are: HCC High Class Certificate 75% and above AM Award of Merit 80% and above FCC First Class Certificate 85% and above AD Award of Distinction....."awarded for some feature outstandingly distinctive" such as the first of those "Black Phals. to be displayed ACC Award of Cultural Commendation awarded for a plant that "exhibits excellence of culture" Awarding Societies RHS Royal Horticultural Society AOC Australian Orchid Council AOS American Orchid Society TOS Thailand Orchid Society JOS Japan Orchid Society OSROC Orchid Society Republic of China etc. Medals Bronze Medal WOC roughly = to HCC Silver Medal WOC roughly = AM Gold Medal WOC roughly = FCC WOC = World Orchid Conference Information from ArthurM, Michigoose and Orrin...See MoreConfusion over plant tags
Comments (1)IME, it depends on the heuch :-) Dark purple or deeply colored ones, including the coppers, bronzes and orange, retain their color better in more sun than shade; chartreuse, lime or yellow/gold leaved cultivars prefer more shade. Green leaved forms will tolerate either. But all prefer an organically rich soil, well drained but moisture retentive. If you give them the soil conditions they like, most are very tolerant about quite a lot of sun....See MoreBillMN-z-2-3-4
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