Phrag. d'alessandroi 'DD#2'

[tomkalina]

Purchased originally from Dennis D'alessandro way back in the day when he had an orchid range in Ecuador, this clone is one of the most vigorous of our five clones.

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae v. dalessandroi! Can we see the whole plant?

 

[tenman]

Very nice! Unusually excellent color saturation on this one!

 

[tomkalina]

And here's the whole plant in full sun, so flower color looks washed out. Phrag. d'alessandroi is especially well suited to try culture if you have the room.

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for sharing. What is your substrate and media?

 

[tomkalina]

Same formula we've used for many years, Eric.

- 8 parts Sequoia seedling bark (1/8-1/4" particle size)
- 1 part coarse perlite (1/8-1/4" particle size)
- 1 -part #3 size charcoal
- 1 - part chopped NZ sphagnum moss (1-2" length)

We use these particle sizes because the mix promotes good drainage. For adult plants or long petalled Phrags. we replace the 8 parts seedling bark with 4 parts Medium size bark and 4 parts seedling size bark.

 

[cpmaniac]

Very beautiful, Tom. The tray method you use obviously works really well...wish I had room.
Cheers, Paul

 

[abax]

Chinese red and deep yellow is quite an appealing combination. Grabs the
eye!

 

[NYEric]

Thanks Tom. Since there is no dunnage mentioned for the bottom of the pots can I assume they don't sit in water?

 

[tomkalina]

Our Phrag. d'alessandrois - adults or seedlings-don't sit in water but are watered twice a week. Our Phrag. besseae are watered every other day, or sit in water depending upon the size and time of year.

 

[Djthomp28]

Wonderful d'alessandroi!

 

[ScientistKen]

Nice bloom and healthy plants!