Phrag. d'alessandroi 'DD#2'

[tomkalina]

One of our first acquisitions of this beautiful species purchased years ago from it's namesake. I love the elegant petal stance and parfait-orange color.

 

[abax]

WOW! Normally I don't care of the "orange" and this
is an exception. Let me be the first to tag a division
please. The color is delicious.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Does this crawl? Growing this in a tray?

 

[tomkalina]

WOW! Normally I don't care of the "orange" and this
is an exception. Let me be the first to tag a division
please. The color is delicious.

Done. We're doing some breeding with this clone now, so it may be four months.

 

[tomkalina]

Does this crawl? Growing this in a tray?

Linus - It clumps rather than crawls, because like all true Phrag. d'alessandroi the new growths emerge fairly close to the main plant. (The photo shows the back of the 'DD#2' clone with two new growths to illustrate). We are growing this species, as well as all of our Phrag. besseae breeding plants, in 10 x 20 trays with slotted bottom drainage. The trays should be available at most garden centers once they reopen.

 

[orchid527]

I like this plant and I do like the color. Mike

 

[grubea]

Very nice!

 

[NYEric]

This came from Denis? Nice. Yay besseae (v. dalessandroi)!

 

[tomkalina]

This came from Denis? Nice. Yay besseae (v. dalessandroi)!

Yes. To quote Cribb - "botanically, there seems little to be gained by recognizing P. d'alessandroi at species rank but horticulturally, its status has been recognized and that decision is accepted here." He then includes the description of P. d'alessandroi as written by Dodson and Gruss in Die Orchidee 1996. I'm not sure Cribb's treatment decides the question one way or the other so for the time being, we are calling it P. d'alessandroi.

 

[Djthomp28]

Wonderful clone!

 

[BrucherT]

One of our first acquisitions of this beautiful species purchased years ago from it's namesake. I love the elegant petal stance and parfait-orange color.

Wow Tom. I would like to add my name to your list for this baby.

 

[tomkalina]

This came from Denis? Nice. Yay besseae (v. dalessandroi)!

Dennis

 

[NYEric]

I've known him for years.

 

[tomkalina]

I've known him for years.

But not as Denis.....

 

[richgarrison]

i was wondering if that was DD... i met DD at the paph guild in San Marino nice person...

 

[tomkalina]

Dennis is a good guy. Not sure if he is still active in the South American orchid trade.