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Seems to be of manageable size too, Where from?

Where did you get that plant?

Out of curiosity...for the LL, the primary cross is FS x PCA and the sib cross, from what I understand, is LL x LL. What is the advantage of a sib cross over the primary cross?

Who's Rob?

Since you're from Canada, it means the suppliers wanted to get by the inspection agency because they probably don't have the necessary permits to export those particular plants: it happens all the time. If you carefully read your purchase confirmation invoice when you ordered and compare it to...

I also have about 25 (from Mike Tibbs) that are just a little smaller than yours with some sending up side shoots. Mine are in individual (Orchiata) pots but I plan to repot the larger ones in Grodan cubes. Can you explain the yellow streaking I see in some leaves?

I have one coming through in a few days - I'll post.

Very prone to bud blast aren't they. I've succeeded in flowering them once in 15 years.

I grow a couple of them in Levis, just outside of Quebec City, and that with relative success. I did buy a tibeticum and a flavum from Mrs Perner when she was last in Montreal. The following Spring, only the tibeticum flowered, and the following Spring, neither returned. I do grow very well, a...

It seems to me that if you are bringing in orchids from Canada (max 12 plants), for your personal use, restrictions are very relaxed. Call your local USDA office for info.

Greg Warner (Toronto) of Home has some. Inquire. He'll be at the Toronto Show next week.

Do you trust his claim of tetraploidy? I also bought this 4N LL flask and they are now out in 3 inch pots - doing good but you are doing better. Will follow this thread with interest. Thanks.

Just checked the Roehampton site and both bessaes got an AM so it seems From the Roehampton site: Two of our Phragmipedium besseae were awarded today! Both received an AM (Award Merit from American Orchid Society AOS) grown by myself at...

OK. There must be something off on the Facebook page. Sorry - I'll mind my own business from now on.

It seems to me that 'Carlisle' wasn't the one which got an AM: it was the other bessae - Super'Roe'

Sam who?

Did your tibeticum survive? Mine didn't

accredited judge - congrats

I wouldn't worry - they seem old injuries that are resorbed, due, most likely, to the previous owner's cultural practice (likely insect or fungal). The new tissue seems fine.

I grow mine in Grodan minicubes mixed with large perlite (3/1) and I water very 4 days. Grows like wildfire.