The Orchidacea are one of the largest families of flowering ornamental plants in the Pacific region, especially in the tropics. Among this group plants, attention should be paid to the intergeneric hybrid Mokara. The following 10 cultivars of the Mokara hybrid were used in the experiment: ‘Bloonlong’, ‘Calipso’, Chak Kuan’, ‘Chorcharood’, ‘Jenistar’, ‘Kitti’, ‘Pranee’, ‘Robin’, ‘Tammy’ and ‘Tangerine’. The tested Mokara cultivars are distinguished by a wide palette of warm colors, including many shades of orange and red. These are very rare colors among other popular genera of orchids.
Mokara is one of the widely cultivated orchid in the Pacific region, especially in the tropics. In this study we evaluated the longevity of inflorescences and flowers 10 Mokara cultivars: ‘Bloonlong’, ‘Calipso’, Chak Kuan’, ‘Chorcharood’, ‘Jenistar’, ‘Kitti’, ‘Pranee’, ‘Robin’, ‘Tammy’ and ‘Tangerine’. Cultivar ‘Kitti’ inflorescences were characterized by excellent vase life for more than three weeks. The highest longevity had the flowers of ‘Bloonlong’, ’Kitti’ and ‘Robin’. Spraying flowers of Mokara orchids with the OASIS® Clear Life preparation increased their quality depending on the cultivar.
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