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And thus if we were to ever undertake a genetic analysis of the genus Phragmipedium we could not, and should never, use greenhouse material. Frank

I have not mapped the genome of schlimii. That is a massive undertaking and very, very, very expensive. The genome of kovachii and mexipedium were/are being mapped at a major university and according to the professor leading that effort he needed 20+ pounds of vegetative material from each...

Of course darker colored flowered breed differently than paler colored flowers. We (meaning the slipper community overall) have been selecting the best clones for breeding since forever as these produce the best offspring, they make flowers that we like, and others don't. One of the things...

See above.

As of the day prior to my consolidation, schlimii was known as: fischeri manzurii x colombianum andreettae anguloi x narinense x daguense Adding schlimii, that's eight (8) names. Now, if we subtract those names proffered by a certain Central European individual (fischeri, anguloi, x narinense...

Honestly, and sadly, I don't think Kew will ever update the hybrid registry. They shockingly allowed Ecuagenra to register "Zapatilla de la Virgin" (I hope I spelled that correctly) as humboltii x warszewiczianum even though no one disputes that the correct name for what we used to call walisii...

So much has been written and debated since the eight (8) different names formally applied to the plants known as Phrag. schlimii were consolidated back into one species. Unfortunately, may people are getting their information from second hand sources, which is part of the problem not only with...

This species is really special. I’ve seen big plants with 50 flowers. What a show!

Exactly and I agree.

I am not seeing ang thong in those photos. The leaves are variable. My and thong have long pencil like leaves, nothing like those in your photos.

Mundilfora is a good place for Peruvian, Ecuadorian and Colombian slippers.

No need to question this plant. It is a true caricinum. The pattern of spots on the claw face is distinct.

Is there anyone here that has not read my article formally dropping this name into the synonymy of schlimii? It was originally published in the Digest and was reprinted in Die Orchidee and a few other publications by request. It’s all in there, the photos, the methodology, the supporting studies...

The flower is beautiful, no doubt. Well grown too. That being said, just because it was bought as one name, doesn’t make it so. Plant tags are not taxonomic indicators. The formal description of fischeri claims that this species name has two distinguishing characteristics, one is an extra...

Tough to say for sure without exact provenance. Ecuagenera sold many things as “d’alessandroi” over the years, few true to the name. Many besseae also branch and this is not dispositive of whether the plants are besseae or the variety. Plants with flowers consistent with yours have been found in...

Gorgeous. Self that flower if you do that kind of thing. Everyone note some of the characteristics of this flower. The color (andreettae?), the general shape of the staminode (fischeri?), the center ridge (seen in those flowers without a staminode) and the shape of the slipper (just about...

That's beautiful. Please attach a photo of the flower here when you eventually see it? Many of these have been blooming out to be hybrids. Use the guide above to ID your flower. Large brown spots in the general shape of a right triangle on the face of the claw. It is unique to this species...

Why am I calling this thread "Phragmipedium caricinum - Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio"? After the Simon and Garfunkel song Mrs. Robinson, wherein that question was asked. While we can debate the meaning of those lyrics, it is a good place to start when talking about Phragmipedium caricinum...

You, and everyone else can, and many have, read the formal reduction of fischeri into the synonymy of schlimii in the Orchid Digest in 2020 and 2021. I have given my schlimii talk many times, the British Paphiopedilum Society is the most recent, and it has always been very well received and...

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