Phrag. Carol Kanzer 'Flamingo'

[jeremyinsf]

Awarded plant. Very vigorous and a nice shape - both active spikes are branching. Happier with this one than I thought I'd be.

 

[eteson]

One of my favourite hybrids! I love soft pink tones...and your inflorescence is so cute and lovely!
I have some flasks of andreettae x pearcei that are developing very quickly... I would expect something similar to Carol Kancer but whiter...:evil:

 

[Hera]

That's a very pretty pouch.

 

[NYEric]

Very nice and apparently prolific. Thanks for sharing.

 

[John M]

Very nice. I have a Carol Kanzer that I bought about 8 years ago as a multigrowth, mature plant. However, it's never flowered for me. Any hints?

What is the award of your plant?

 

[jeremyinsf]

Bronze/CSA.

I got this plant this year in spike, so I don't have a lot to offer in terms of what to trigger it.

8 years with mature growth, no spike, sounds a bit troubling. You are more patient than I am.

 

[abax]

Beautiful, delicate colors and the ruffling of the petals is very attractive.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's really lovely. I like this cross a lot, also.

 

[jeremyinsf]

Just found a 3rd spike!

:clap:

 

[John M]

Just found a 3rd spike!

:clap:

Oh sure, rub it in! LOL! Thanks for the award info. I think I must try something very drastic with my plant. Maybe outside in the summer, standing in rain water? More fertilizer? None?

 

[jeremyinsf]

Can you post a picture of yours? How much are you currently fertilizing it? How much light? How wet are you keeping it and what medium is it in now? Do you use seaweed?

 

[phrag guy]

very nice

 

[phrag guy]

had the same problem John sold mine last spring

Very nice. I have a Carol Kanzer that I bought about 8 years ago as a multigrowth, mature plant. However, it's never flowered for me. Any hints?

What is the award of your plant?

 

[NYEric]

Any hints on where you got it?

 

[John M]

Russell, did yours come from Zephyrus? Mine did. John D had lots of them. I wonder if it was a giant plant that had been broken up and it's just one of those "non-blooming" kind!

 

[eaborne]

Nice!

 

[eteson]

The problem must come from the inheritance of the pearcei. pearcei can be quite difficult to bloom. I got some pearcei plants about three or four years ago. All the plants have been growing very nice but without a single flower spike. This year, I tried to give to one of the plants a dry rest (last September) and kept the others as usual. The first plant responded blooming in November while the others kept growing new growths but not blooming...
I would try the same with Carol Kanzer.

 

[phrag guy]

Mine was a piece of Doris Duke Am/AOS

Russell, did yours come from Zephyrus? Mine did. John D had lots of them. I wonder if it was a giant plant that had been broken up and it's just one of those "non-blooming" kind!

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice! Great colouration!