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From my perspective, there is no difference in culture. Both species generally enjoy bright light and copious amounts of water at the roots... Not flowing over or sitting on the plant, at the roots. The cliff surfaces that make up this habitat are covered in wet mud that is held in place by...

Phrag besseae loves copious amounts of water. However, by putting the pot in water you are depriving the roots of something just as important, air. Besseae anchors itself to exposed granite. There is very little in the way of moss or leaf litter accumulated around the roots. As you can see...

Well said... Thank you for all the work you do keeping this forum up and running for all of us.:clap:

I didn't think you had a credible response Kalina. When does the fax go out telling your customers you stole Ecuagenera's clonal name? Not happenenig? Not surprised...

Not sure where you're going with this Mr. Kalina. The dictionary defines fraud, in part, as a breach of confidence for personal gain. The original clonal name always takes precedence, you conceded as much publically and indicated that you would change the clonal name back to "Pepe". In this...

I have never left the forum, nor have I "self proclaimed" any expertise. Unlike some, self aggrandizement has never been my style. If I can help I will. I think Pepe did in fact tell you the clonal name of the plant was "Pepe", and that it did indeed have a tag as such when you aquired the...

Actually, the plant that you refer to as Phrag. longifolium fma album 'Fox Valley Mint' is actually Phrag. longifolium fma album 'Pepe'. It is a division of Pepe Portilla from Ecuagenera's longifolium album and you even aknowledged this on the other slipper orchid forum. With this knowledge Mr...

Wrinkled, or folded under leaves are not normal for d'alessandroi or besseae. This tends to occur when temps are to high and the plants are getting to dry between waterings. In situ, floral quality and characteristics of plants of both d'alessandroi and besseae vary from year to year depending...

Yes, located in the U.S. I cannot ship overseas.

I have a limited number of paph sanderianum divisions for sale. Before I list these on EBay I want to give the members of this list an exclusive. In the interest of keeping with the forum rules on this matter and before I get into a more detailed description, here are the terms and...

The original phrag d'alessandroi habitat is far removed from Chiguinda, Ecuador and the species does, in fact, still exist in its natural habitat. I have observed the pollinator of this species and it is definitely not a hummingbird. Culture information as reported in this thread is not...

Introduction GoldenRose, My name is Frank Cervera. I have been growing slipper orchids for about fifteen years now. I have been a member of Slippertalk for many years, usually just reading and occasionally chuckling at some of it. I don't post as often as I should, a by product of to many...

Good example of the flower You have a very nice example of p. cerveranum. It is unusual to see a true form of the species, as most growers and nurserymen alike don't have a good grasp on what they need to be looking for. The tooth is rather prominent, mine is a bit larger, and there can be no...

Paphiopedilum species, Phragmipedium species, and any and all good conversation about either welcome. I hope I can add something to the many threads here. Frank