Strange behaving Phragmipedium dalessandroi

Lars Pedersen · Sep 12, 2011

Hi

Can anyone tell me what is going on....

I imported 4 plants labeled Phragmipedium dalessandroi.

One of them turns out to become apron. 2 times the size of the others.
It puts up a stem now that is really ...REALLY big.

It is now a bit further, so I can see that in the first floral bract, a flower or a branch is forming.

....and what is even more puzzling is that a second stem - normal size - is emerging from the same point as the big one....???

More pictures will come when it becomes visible enough to photograph it.

.....anyone seen or heart of something like that before ?

Here is a picture of one of the normal ones

Looks like dalessandroi or natural hybrid ?

Lars

Shiva · Sep 12, 2011

Wow! It certainly will be interesting to see what happens next. One thing sure, you got one strong dalessandroi.

ohio-guy · Sep 12, 2011

Could it have become a polyploid (4N) somehow?

NYEric · Sep 12, 2011

The top fotos are Pk!

oke:
No, I really have no idea. Nice looking blooms though, thanks for posting and good luck.

Lars Pedersen · Sep 12, 2011

Ok, I Foundation another thread on multispiking:

http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21086

But I dont use hor ones or heavy fertilizing...
I guess that sometimes it just happens..

Lars

valenzino · Sep 13, 2011

Just wait for the flower,is very interesting,if it is a dalessandroii...

cnycharles · Sep 13, 2011

I think babies got switched in the nursery, time for a blood sample!

Sirius · Sep 13, 2011

cnycharles said:
I think babies got switched in the nursery, time for a blood sample!

Take the plant on the Maury Povich show. He can do a scandalous "Which of these three orchids is my baby's daddy?" special.

Disclaimer* This is only funny if you are familiar with daytime, U.S. television programs. And even then, it's not that funny.

koshki · Sep 13, 2011

John, wouldn't life be wonderful if Maury Povich actually did shows on orchids??!!

Lars Pedersen · Sep 20, 2011

Here is a couple of more photos.

On the last one you can see - apart from the 2 new growths - the extra small spike comming up from basis.

Maybe it will turn out as the ones at the famous picture of the group from Jersey displayed as besseae ? (see here http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=34367 )

More will come when it is more developed

Lars

Shiva · Sep 20, 2011

Certainly an exciting plant and an exciting time for you. I'm already very jealous.

valenzino · Sep 20, 2011

The additional stem can be in reality a branching that has start growing down in the low part of the stem

SlipperFan · Sep 20, 2011

Shiva said:
Certainly an exciting plant and an exciting time for you. I'm already very jealous.

My thoughts, exactly!

Lars Pedersen · Oct 7, 2011

Well it is developing...

looks like 5 flowers at one time.

And the more I study it I think it is a normal Phrag. dalessandroi, true to the type specimen described by Olaf Gruß.

Also, like Kyle points out, the leaves are very very wide and long.
Overall this is going to become a very big plant in the coming years.

Here it is in the windowsill .... in cat safe hight

with more Phrags and Paphs.

:wink:
Lars

Shiva · Oct 7, 2011

This thing is enormous compared to my unflowered ''flowering size'' dalessandroi. How big was it when you bought it? :smitten:

NYEric · Oct 7, 2011

There is no such thing as cat safe!

Shiva · Oct 7, 2011

Wrong thread Eric. But I really was thinking of the safety of the cat...!:evil:

SlipperFan · Oct 7, 2011

What a beautiful plant!!!

NYEric · Oct 7, 2011

Lars Pedersen said:
Here it is in the windowsill .... in cat safe hight :wink:
Lars

Shiva said:
Wrong thread Eric. But I really was thinking of the safety of the cat...!:evil:

No, correct thread, and if the cat knocked that over or otherwise damaged it I think the cat would be wondering about its own safety!!

oke:

Shiva · Oct 7, 2011

Strange behaving Phragmipedium dalessandroi

Help Support Slippertalk Orchid Forum:

Lars Pedersen

Guest

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

ST Supporter

Lars Pedersen

Guest

Well-Known Member

Peloric keiki

Plant Nerd

koshki

Guest

Lars Pedersen

Guest

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Addicted

Lars Pedersen

Guest

Well-Known Member

ST Supporter

Well-Known Member

Addicted

ST Supporter

Well-Known Member

Similar threads