Phrag Bug

[ehanes7612]

waunakee sunset x kovachii (2), fischeri,graeme jones and hanna popow flavum (from Thanh , springwater orchids..supposed to be Acker breeding)

i have the phrag bug now (sorry for my timing Eric)..ordered some kovachii hybrid seedlings and dellasandroi BS plant from Chuck as well as reserving a few flasks for oct

hopefully my first besseae (out of compot) will bloom this year ..i also have a compot of besseae flavum, kovachii and eumilia arias all doing really well as well as some odds and ends doing really well..these are so easy to grow ...in fact i had dehydrated my flavum compot so much that i thought i lost them all..they were so shriveled up and barely alive (no bigger than one inch across)..i repotted them in CHC and now (6 months later ) , all of them are incredibly vibrant .. three to four times bigger..they are like weeds

 

[Shiva]

Great to have another phrag lover among us, ed.

 

[tomkalina]

Ed - Udefinitelygotthebug. Welcome aboard!

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Got them from a great source...seems that Thanh's plants frequently spike not long after I get them.

 

[SlipperKing]

Cool Ed but you posted this in the Paph section, trader!oke:

All very nice buys.

 

[SlipperFan]

I'm moving the thread. The Phrags, I'd like to move to my house!

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Those are some great crosses, for sure.

I'm curious how people feel about the besseae flavum crosses. In general, I think the flavum species is great, but most of the flavum hybrids haven't really lived up to my personal expectations.

I have only 1 flavum hybrid left (I've traded and/or given away the rest). So, I'm really not an impartial judge. Mostly, I'm curious how other people feel about the flavum breeding lines.

 

[NYEric]

Thanks Ed. It's good to see that the plants I tried to buy will make someone I know happy. The fischeri is a good size for the price. And the BS Pk hybrids!! I was in shock when he said they were gone! Oh well, "if you slow, you blow!" Thanh got them from someone at the Tamiami show. I would like to know from whom...?

I'm curious how people feel about the besseae flavum crosses. In general, I think the flavum species is great, but most of the flavum hybrids haven't really lived up to my personal expectations.

I have only 1 flavum hybrid left (I've traded and/or given away the rest). So, I'm really not an impartial judge. Mostly, I'm curious how other people feel about the flavum breeding lines.

I think they are great and offer a change to those who complain about standard red hybrids getting boring. The best I have or have seen are: Yakima River, Robert Palm, Cahaba Morning Mist, St. Ouen, and Hanne Popow. There are photos of many of these on this forum.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

I think they are great and offer a change to those who complain about standard red hybrids getting boring. The best I have or have seen are: Yakima River, Robert Palm, Cahaba Morning Mist, St. Ouen, and Hanne Popow. There are photos of many of these on this forum.

Yes. I think the flavum Robert Palm is amongst the best of the flavum hyrids. I've held on to one flavum Eric Young that I am particularly fond of, as well, but overall, being a HUGE fan of yellow slippers, I've been under-whelmed with the flavum hybrids.

I'll have to search this forum for photos of the flavum hybrids you mentioned. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[biothanasis]

Oh exciting!!!!

 

[iBreed]

Hope we can see the blooms soon!

Jose

 

[NYEric]

Ha! I ended up w/ one of these Phrags anyway.

 

[ehanes7612]

Ha! I ended up w/ one of these Phrags anyway.

clever boy

 

[abax]

ehanes, please don't get me started on Phrags.!!! Your photo makes me
want to run to the nearest internet vendor and start throwing money
around. I promised myself I'd stay with Brachy Paphs. until I could do
well with them. Please don't offer any more temptations. ;>)

 

[ehanes7612]

ehanes, please don't get me started on Phrags.!!! Your photo makes me
want to run to the nearest internet vendor and start throwing money
around. I promised myself I'd stay with Brachy Paphs. until I could do
well with them. Please don't offer any more temptations. ;>)

not much chance of that

 

[abax]

In fact, I do Brachy quite well. It's Those Others that befuddle me.

 

[NYEric]

Just start with one. If it does OK, just get one more...
BTW Ed, what about those compots?

 

[ehanes7612]

Just start with one. If it does OK, just get one more...
BTW Ed, what about those compots?

they are growing and fast

on a side note..I have three phrag besseae putting up spikes from a flask i got from chuck three years ago...my select dellesandroi is in bud as well as several phrags i rescued last year that recovered really nicely...i should find out what one of them is today

 

[NYEric]

Cool. Thanks for the photos!

 

[eaborne]

Good choices.