phrag

I have been waiting for years for this moment and it is finally happening. Phragmipedium absolutely hate me. This is the only long pedaled one that likes me and looks gorgeous: roots, leaves and now flowers. I'm glad on the color on this as it maintains a dark purple/red pouch. Enjoy.

Hello everyone, happy growing I live in a temperate climate (transformed into torrential rains from time to time and hot temperatures from time to time due to climate change). I have daytime temps of 26C-32C, and at night 18C-22C. I want to grow Phrag Kovachii and its hybrids, also Paph...

Received this Plant as a small fan a year ago. Excited to see the coming blooms. Theres two emerging on the back stem. Loving the deep red and pink color.

I'm new around here and thought I'd share a slipper I have in bloom at the moment. This is Phragmipedium Metolius River from Woodstream. This is its first spike, but the 3rd consecutive bloom on the spike with another bud forming. Happy new year, everyone!!

Hello everyone, welcome to a new episode of Mythbusters XD What do you think of the use of Cinnamon and Hydrogen Peroxide in the crowns of the Sneakers? Cinnamon: I have heard it a lot for crown rot, but they also say that it is useful so that water does not settle on the crown when it is...

Hello everyone I have problems with 2 Phrags that were given to me, one is a Phrag Grande, another is a Phrag Cardinale, both were being grown in pure soil and when they were delivered to me they were in a bag waterlogged. I immediately transplanted them into my typical Phrags mix (50% Medium...

Hi, For 20+ years I've grown phrags very well in LECA and semi-hydro (S/H) culture. Now though, getting good quality LECA seems impossible. The previous brand I used, Hydrofarm's Grow!t, has changed to a junk source to save a penny or two a bag and I can't find any of the old product...

Here is the first flower of Phrag colorado river from woodstream orchids purchased in 2022. There are four flowers so far, hoping maybe this phrag. is a sequential bloomer. Does anyone else have this cross? Would love to see photos to compare!

Hi all, as someone who is fairly new to Phrags I have a question about culture of those that I understand like it a bit on the drier side, e.g., caudatum, exstaminodium, etc. I have been moving all of my new acquisitions into plastic (Rand) pots with a mixture of Leca and Grodan cubes. Not S/H...

I finally got my sterile technique down and recently sowed my first Phrag seeds from the following crosses on P668 and coconut water: (schlimii x manzurii) x self longifolium var. album x pearcei pearcei x longifolium var. album I have a few questions regarding germination. When can I...

I’m really happy with this one’s shape—wide, flat petals. There’s a slight deformation of the pouch on its side that I’m hoping will correct itself on the next flower. The peachy color is really pleasant, too. 😌

I bought this Phrag. Super Rubies from Ecuagenera this past spring as a three growth plant. Since then it’s produced three new growths, which started out green, but as growth has progressed stopped producing chlorophyll. The leaves appear to be continuously growing, though. What could be the...

For scale, this is on a piece of 1/4 - 3/8 inch Orchiata bark and some small perlite pieces. Can anyone ID these? Are they harmful?

First time flowering of my Phragmipedium warszewiczianum var. wallisii! I have had this orchid for a few years now.

Is my Eumelia Arias putting out a bud? The growth emerging from the crown has some light striations on its sides and when viewed from the top, doesn’t look “creased” like new leaves do.

I recently repotted this Fritz Schomburg in a mix of Orchiata bark, charcoal, and perlite. Noticed this mold taking hold at the surface and tried removing the fuzzy pieces, but it came back. How should I treat this, and is it harmful to the plant?

Since some Phrag species can be grown with wet feet, is it possible to take this a step further and grow them near the surface of an aquarium? I have a couple divisions from my Incan Treasure that fell off while I was trimming its roots that I was considering sticking into this breeder box and...

What LED light would you use for large slipper orchids to accommodate their large leaves or tall spikes? I’m growing my multiflorals and phrags very close to the lights at the moment, but I can see a situation in the future in which they’re too tall for their own good, not even counting their...

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...

Bought this some years back from Orchids Limited, reckon this is the best blooming I have had.