A triploid Fritz

[monocotman]

Cross is kovachii ‘terminator’ x besseae ‘Rob’s choice’ from OL.
A very first flower on a plant just big enough to carry a spike.
Quite pleasing and a nice Orchidaceous Christmas present!

C4D72C09-2ADD-4F66-B77B-001172517C23 by david harrap, on Flickr

3CAFC53A-59F5-4C09-A73A-BB7775A35911 by david harrap, on Flickr

David

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Pretty! Dark color, too.

 

[tomkalina]

Beautiful, and perfect for the Holidays.

 

[abax]

MORE than just pleasing...it's gorgeous. I'd call that damn near perfect.

 

[Ozpaph]

that is very nice!

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[monocotman]

Yay besseae ‘rob’s choice’ hybrids!
David

 

[Erythrone]

Wow!!!! Wonderful one!

 

[blondie]

A very fine form I wish my phrags flowered and grew like yours.

 

[eaborne]

Great color!

 

[monocotman]

Fritz update

So a week after opening the flower is larger and wider. Compare the two sets of photos.
Flower width is 4.75 inches and petal width is 1.75 inches.
The main thing for me is that there is no evidence of the petal reflexing near the lip that affects many Fritz clones.
Maybe because this is triploid the petals are thicker and less prone to it,

10EC8B33-7C50-49D6-91E7-D5068DDBCBF9 by david harrap, on Flickr

27F6E2ED-CBE8-40ED-B811-B1951D6C2237 by david harrap, on Flickr

Yay besseae ‘robs choice’ hybrids!

David

 

[NYEric]

I'd say that if they weren't so expensive!

 

[monocotman]

Eric,
You’re not wrong!
Some of us go for quality not quantity....
D

 

[cnycharles]

Very nice


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