besseae

These two besseaes were awarded yesterday with both 79 point HCC at our monthly judging. Good flowers but needed a little more to get to AM (one was small but good shape and other had minor damage). Maybe next blooming. They came as a group of 5 of different crosses. Congrats to Andrew...

Today I noticed this rust-colored spot on one of my Phrag. besseae’s leaves. Two weeks ago I noticed smaller spots around the base of the plant, which I suspected to be some sort of rot due to being potted up too high with sphagnum moss. I took the moss out and put dragon’s blood on the...