Another Michel Tremblay

[Jorch]

Here's another example of this cross. The first flower opened in the grow room (high 26, low 18 in temp under MH light 14 hours a day), with a missing staminode, angular shape and more pinkish in color.

Then I move the plant outside in the balcony where it's much cooler (high around 20, low around 12-14, shorter day duration and lots of cloudy days). The second flower has a staminode, nice round petals and pouch and deeper colored pouch

 

[JeanLux]

That 2nd bloom is really lovely!!! What size is it? Jean

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderful!!!! I must start growing phrags. they are more expensive that most paphs I can find though....

 

[Shiva]

Very nice! All my phrags grow with a minimum night temp of around 10 to 15C most of the year.

 

[Hera]

Nice, very nice.

 

[smartie2000]

its interesting how plants change their blooms depending on temp.

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting. I knew about the color issue with temperature, but I didn't know it would affect whether it had a staminode or not.

 

[Chuck]

That is a very nice flower.

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[cnycharles]

nice flower. btw, the real michel tremblay was judging at our orchid show yesterday. ... and, his wife has regained her health and was a clerk! both are very nice people

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice! Yes! cooler is the temp, darker the colouration.

 

[Jorch]

Thanks for the nice comments!

That 2nd bloom is really lovely!!! What size is it? Jean

The plant and flower size are very simlar to Hanne Popow.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Interesting change. I definitely like the darker color and round pouch.

 

[toddybear]

Mine was grown even cooler and was much darker. Having said that, the stinker blew its buds this year...one might open out of 4 buds on the spike.