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European II

European terrestrial medium

Medium for germination of Orchis, Dactyloriza, Gymnadenia, Anacamptis, and Himantoglossum. Originally from Heimische Orchideen, In der Natur und im Garten by Karl Heintz Eilhardt, Naturbuch Verlag in 1992. The ISBN 3-89440-027-7. Also published in 1951.

Ca(NO3)2 * 4 H2O

65 mg

NH4NO3

65 mg

MgSO4

33 mg

KHPO4 **

33 mg

Ironextract (?)

1 mg

NaH2PO4 * H2O

100 mg

Peptone

300 mg

Moutextract (malt extract?)

300 mg

Sugar

7 g

Agar

6 g

Adjust pH to 5.5. Makes 1 liter of media. Orchid seed germinate in a dark place around 23 degrees C.

**It is unclear if this refers to potassium diphosphate, KH2PO4 or potassium monophosphate K2HPO4.

 

 

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