Phrag caudatum

[Carper]

A poor showing first time over a year ago, a great improvement now with 3 flowers nearly fully open and another spike with 3 further flowers just breaking. The petals are still growing at over 19 ins already.

Gary
UK

 

[Shiva]

Great. Congratulations!

 

[goldenrose]

:smitten::smitten: I just love the long petal phrags! :drool::drool: Just gorgeous!!

 

[W. Beetus]

VERY nice plant! Great blooms.

 

[Bolero]

Incredible display! How long does it take to flower these from flask to first blooming?

 

[etex]

Excellent blooming and growing!!!

 

[Kyle]

Five flowers on a spike is impressive. Great culture.

Looks more like wallisii. Can you take a photo of the flower straight on and the pouch opening with the staminode?

Where did you get it from?

 

[SlipperFan]

Five flowers on a spike is impressive. Great culture.

Looks more like wallisii. Can you take a photo of the flower straight on and the pouch opening with the staminode?...

My thoughts, also.

 

[goldenrose]

.....Looks more like wallisii. Can you take a photo of the flower straight on and the pouch opening with the staminode? Where did you get it from?

My thoughts, also.

I was wondering when someone would chime in, my first thought too. Gosh what a mess this is - wallisii = warscewiczianum, now don't confuse that with warszewiczii, which is considered a ssp. of exstaminodium and let's not forget how popowii fits into the picture and they're all forms of caudatum :crazy:

 

[SlipperFan]

Yea -- the lumpers and the splitters, besides the duplication of names...

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice Gary! The kicks bootie!

 

[JeanLux]

Great blooming!!!! Jean

 

[Kyle]

I meant the classic wallisii.

 

[AquaGem]

awesome!

 

[NYEric]

Well grown. What media is it in?

 

[Carper]

Thanks for your comments everyone. To answer your questions, I obtained the plant through a nursery in Germany and that was what was stated on the label. I tested a few plants out in CHC mixed with perlite and charcoal. I washed the CHC several times and tested for salts and have found some of the phrags have done well, others haven't like grande, nitidissimum, sorcerers apprentice etc. I am now going back to bark as most of my paphs have suffered badly. I thought this debate may come up so would appreciate any comments as to why it may NOT be caudatum. I have attached a few photos as best I can.

Gary
UK

 

[phrag guy]

looks very nice,may be a wallisii as Kyle has said,not like the caudatum's I have

 

[NYEric]

Thanx for the info.

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Wow, whatever it might turn out to be, what a wonderful job growing and flowering that baby, congrats :clap:

I'm considering using a new pick-up line at orchid shows, it starts something like this, "Hey there, I'm a lumper...."

 

[NYEric]

Your gf will kick your butt!