Phrag. Court Jester

[Silvan]

Flowered for the first time last April. I thought I had posted it, but guess not..
I remember not liking the toothy pouch and was waiting for the next two flowers on the branch to bloom to see if the pouch was more smooth.. SInce I don't have anymore pics of it, I guess they were as toothy.. lol
Anyway, just wanted to post the pics to show the different color (or lack of it) from my plant to Slipperking'S recent post of the Court Jester..
Enjoy







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[Susie11]

This is the phrag I want next but cannot find in Europe. I love it.

 

[SlipperKing]

It is lighter in color Silvan but the starch white background doesn't help either. Have you added a pinch of Epson's Salts to your watering? It seems to bring out the colors in all my "green based" Phrags.

 

[Shiva]

Nice! I like the color.

 

[eaborne]

Another nice one!

 

[SlipperFan]

Gorgeous. I really like the dorsal and the profile photo.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice! Il like those!

 

[W. Beetus]

Stunning blooms!

 

[NYEric]

Very nice; it's on my (very small) green phrag list.

 

[Silvan]

Thanks all. It was the first green with long petals that I wanted (fell in love with it when I saw the pic in the book of Harold Koopowitz)and was lucky that Piping rock orchids still had some,..
I stopped using epsom salts at some point, since I was adding tap water to my RO water, but I'll start using it again.. Thanks Slipperking

and by the way, I've put pollen from my Suzanne Decker onto it .. so if anyone is comfortable flasking with dry seed and wants to try it, I just collected the capsule..

 

[NYEric]

Give it to JP Faust!

 

[smartie2000]

fun because of the ruffles!