Phrag. besseae 'Peru' vs 'Ecuador'

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Blooming this morning in the new greenhouse (where everything seems to be in bud!) Traced back to the Clement's collection, I'm pretty sure these are both wild clones. Notice the rounder petals and the more red than orange coloration of the Peruvian clone.
 
Very nice. Thanks for posting. There seems to have been a lot of breeding done with the orange ones. I've got a lot of them; but, I'm still dissatisfied because I want a really, really good RED one! I had one that originated from the Orchid Zone. I think it was 'Ozone' x self, or, 'Eat my Dust' x self. I believe that both of those clones can trace their pedigree back to Dr. Clement's collectiion as well. It was a very large flower with very wide, round petals and the most red as red can be! I was so-oooooooo in love with that plant. But, it died in my care when I was ill for a few years in the late 90's. I still kick myself for not at least caring for that particular plant better. I've never seen one anywhere close to that glowing, pure, true red since.
 
Wonderful. Yes, the Peruvian clone is fantastic!
If those go missing I'd look at Eric.:poke:
 
It looks like the top of the lip on the Peruvian one is a little lighter, less yellowish than the Equadoran on. Is that correct? Or just my poor eyesight?
 
Hi Rick,

Here's a photo of the plants side by side (with our new benching in the background) :). The leaf span of the Ecuadorian clone (left) is 15 inches vs 13 1/2 inches on the Peruvian, and the leaf width on the Ecuadorian is 1 3/4 inches vs 1 7/8 inches on the Peruvian. Also, the leaves on the Peruvian clone are darker green, though both are grown at about the same light level.



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