Our best andreettae

[eteson]

This is andreettae "Yellow" our best andreettae so far.
It is not as flat as I would like but not bad for this species...
NS is 6cm

 

[Linus_Cello]

The plant looks nice and healthy. Maybe the next flower will be flatter?

 

[John M]

Having never seen one of these in person, I'd say that one looks really nice. Of course, a 2 dimentional photograph makes things look more flat than they really are. The plant is doing well. That blooming growth is so much larger and robust than the old growth. Congratulations on growing it so well!

 

[NYEric]

Nice. They are not easy to grow for me. Any tips/advice?

 

[Linus_Cello]

Nice. They are not easy to grow for me. Any tips/advice?

Move to Columbia (the country; not the University which is just a couple blocks from you).

 

[phrag guy]

It does look like a nice,

 

[eteson]

Nice. They are not easy to grow for me. Any tips/advice?

Grow it warm (20-30C) and let the substrate decompose a little bit more than in besseae.
I grow my plant one week on top of 2cm of water and the next one without water.
The less I fertilize my andreettae plants the better are looking.

Eric you have a nice andreettae plant in my greenhouse a vigorous one...

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for the advice, and the plant. I will alternate the watering and try warmer. BTW, NYU is near me, Columbia is almost on the other side of the World!

 

[Parryaw]

A nice and healthy plant you have there!

 

[tomkalina]

Hi Eliseo,
Looks like a robust grower! What is the leaf span?

 

[eteson]

In this one leaves are of about 30 cm long x 3.5 wide. From tip to tip 50cm

 

[tomkalina]

Very well grown; our largest is only 38 cm.....

 

[mrhappyrotter]

This is starting to sound like a challenge to me, time to find a Phrag. andreettae and grow the **** out of it to get the biggest flower!

Actually, I think Phrag. manzurii is more up my alley with the yellow tinted flowers, branching spikes and fragrant flowers.

 

[eteson]

Actually, I think Phrag. manzurii is more up my alley with the yellow tinted flowers, branching spikes and fragrant flowers.

It is VERY hard to get a true manzurii. I do have about 20 plants from diferent sources labelled as manzurii that actually are schlimii variations... only 1 so far has resulted the true thing...

 

[mrhappyrotter]

It is VERY hard to get a true manzurii. I do have about 20 plants from diferent sources labelled as manzurii that actually are schlimii variations... only 1 so far has resulted the true thing...

I've seen that Chuck Acker is offering (or was offering) flasks. I have no way of knowing for sure that they are authentic, and not being independently wealthy, I've had to hold back on going for it.

But if you find something genuine, man, that'd be really cool to get my hands on.

 

[SlipperFan]

That is lovely. Thanks for the tips.

 

[abax]

I think it's wonderful and the color is so delicate. Somehow it looks quite
feminine and flouncy...a bit Victorian ball gown.

 

[labskaus]

Very delicate flower (feminine, yes, Angela). A little cupped, maybe, but that's much better than the maccaroni-shaped petals most of them have.

 

[Ozpaph]

such pretty pastel pink

 

[NYEric]

This is starting to sound like a challenge to me, time to find a Phrag. andreettae and grow the **** out of it to get the biggest flower!

They are only talking about getting robust plants at this stage. The species is so new that there may only have been a few sib crosses made so far.