Anyone seen Phrag Raymond Faroult..?

[Migrant13]

I can just imagine how awesome that plant will be with about 10 flower spikes.

 

[abax]

Don, the color is much better than on OSF and it is
gorgeous. I'd be keeping that beauty too! I wonder if
division at some future date plus better light might
produce more blooms.

 

[Achamore]

Angela, that could be a possibility...

Must admit my surprise that there is so little excitement about this being shown. It is lovely, and never been seen on the web before. It would seem a shame if we let these very early crosses fade into oblivion..!

 

[NYEric]

I agree; but it must not be a great blooming plant. Phrag. Calurum is old (1883) and much much more popular.

 

[abax]

What's the name of the website that has a photo of a
species Phrag. and beside it there's all the crosses made
with that species? I can't find it or think of the name and
it's driving me crazier than normal. I think a photo of this
cross belongs on that site.

 

[Achamore]

I agree; but it must not be a great blooming plant. Phrag. Calurum is old (1883) and much much more popular.

Ainsworthii is even older (1979). I have both, and prefer Ainsworthii. At least with the Calurum I have, the colour is a bit garish. Ainsworthii has the lovelier, more subtle hues akin to Raymond Faroult. I know that Calurum and Ainsworthii are supposed to be more or less the same, but they aren't to my eye, at least with the specimens I have or have seen. Calurum is brighter, a bit more pink to it.

 

[Achamore]

What's the name of the website that has a photo of a
species Phrag. and beside it there's all the crosses made
with that species? I can't find it or think of the name and
it's driving me crazier than normal. I think a photo of this
cross belongs on that site.

Hi Angela, that website is http://slipperorchids.info

 

[NYEric]

Phragweb

BTW, there is a Calurum v. Candidulum that is much nicer. I killed mine.

 

[Achamore]

Malcolm Perry told me a bit more about this specimen. I hope to get more details soon, but it seems it was rescued from a very old collection that was being sold off. He said in all his years growing and selling phrags, he has never encountered nor even heard of another specimen of this cross. So there is a challenge: has anyone heard of one of these growing in someone's collection out there somewhere? Surely this cannot be the only survivor of the breeding from decades ago that created it.

 

[trdyl]

Surely this cannot be the only survivor of the breeding from decades ago that created it.

Sometimes you never know what some people have squirreled away.

But, it could very well be lone survivor.

 

[NYEric]

Yes, it could actually be a lone survivor. I was surprised when I asked a hybridizer and he said sometimes you only get a few plants from a cross, or that he had sold all and lost the one he kept for breeding!

 

[phraggy]

Not the same colour as my Ainsworthii which is a deep red --- also classed as calurum.

Ed

 

[Achamore]

Here it is today, so this is it fully open. The dorsal sepal doesn't go up any further.

 

[Achamore]

Not the same colour as my Ainsworthii which is a deep red --- also classed as calurum.

Ed

Ed - I'd love to see a photo of that red Ainsworthii..!

 

[SlipperFan]

I'd love to see a straight-on shot now that it is fully open.

 

[Achamore]

Dot, it will be very very similar to this shot from 4 days ago. But I will take another shot tomorrow and post again. This shot was taken with the camera looking somewhat up at the bloom, in order to show something of the dorsal sepal's colour etc.

 

[SlipperFan]

Yes -- that's why I wondered if it was any different.

 

[Achamore]

Shot today Nov. 11th at about 10am. Camera was level with the height of the bloom.

 

[SlipperFan]

Interesting that the petals droop more. It is lovely -- I need one like this!

 

[Achamore]

I think its gorgeous Dot, and thanks to you asking me to photograph it again, I noticed the dots inside the pouch - hadn't seen them earlier! That is reminiscent of kovachii. I wonder how many have spots inside?

I was wondering if anyone has a list of all the 19th century-registered crosses?