Phrag. dalessandroi

[eteson]

Got it as a trade with a friend from Ecuador. It is just a one growth seedling but has decided to bloom.

 

[Hien]

I always like dalessandroi more than besseae
Very intense color . congratulation , what is the leaf span of this seedling?

 

[Justin]

Cool

 

[Ozpaph]

very pretty

 

[Hamlet]

Very nice!

 

[SlipperFan]

That one has lots of windows!

 

[MaryPientka]

Lovely

 

[trdyl]

Nice!

 

[eteson]

Thanks a lot!
I am very happy with this plant.
I have got about half a dozen true dals over the years and this one is the one having a color closer to true red. I already crossed it with a very vigorous one. I am going to treat some of the flasks to see if we can get a big 4N and vigorous monster.
Hien the LS of this seedlng is about 35cm, about 1/2 of a mature plant.
The clonal name is "Stalin" for two reasons... the first one is because Stalin is the name of the friend who sent it to me... and the second one is because it is quite red :rollhappy:

 

[NYEric]

It doesn't have the orange-yellow "flame" on the lateral sepals, so...
Yay besseae!

 

[eteson]

It doesn't have the orange-yellow "flame" on the lateral sepals, so...
Yay besseae!

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[trdyl]

It doesn't have the orange-yellow "flame" on the lateral sepals, so...
Yay besseae!

Where are these lateral sepals you are referring to?

 

[NYEric]

Where are these lateral sepals you are referring to?

to the sides of the dorsal.

 

[trdyl]

to the sides of the dorsal.

Ah, I hope I am not being too picky. Those are actually petals. The sepals are the outer part seen before the bud opens. As you may know most orchids have three, a dorsal and two lateral. But slippers are special in having only two, a dorsal and a ventral(synsepal).

 

[SlipperFan]

Ah, I hope I am not being too picky. Those are actually petals. The sepals are the outer part seen before the bud opens. As you may know most orchids have three, a dorsal and two lateral. But slippers are special in having only two, a dorsal and a ventral(synsepal).

...which is actually two sepals fused.

 

[abax]

That's a very special flower. The color is shockingly vivid and I love the fenestrations.

 

[Markhamite]

Very nice. Love the colour.

 

[Kawarthapine]

I like.

Not bad at all for a first bloom.

Thanks for posting.

 

[eaborne]

Great color!