Phrag dallesandrio

[phrag guy]

Got this a few years ago, plant still not happy.
Have to try to get a better picture,the color is pretty close

 

[Hera]

Sorry the plant itsn't doing wel because the shape and color are great.

 

[Shiva]

Lovely shape. I find besseae and dalessandroi like it cool at night and will be happy with 25 - 27 in the day time. I,m keeping mine close to the windows where it gets down to 13-15 at night. I have one besseae and two dalessandroi in spikes right now.

 

[wjs2nd]

Great shape and color. I wish you luck with getting it happy.

 

[Erythrone]

Cute!

 

[Rick]

great color!

What is the plant doing you're not happy about?

 

[The Orchid Boy]

Love the pointy dorsal and petals.

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely shape. I find besseae and dalessandroi like it cool at night and will be happy with 25 - 27 in the day time. I,m keeping mine close to the windows where it gets down to 13-15 at night. ...

And lower light...

It's a beauty, and really red!

 

[JeanLux]

That color :drool: !!!! Jean

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderfull!

 

[Susie11]

Lovely!

 

[SlipperKing]

That color is intense. Is this a F2 plant?

 

[NYEric]

That's very red for a straight dalessandroi.

 

[phrag guy]

great color!

What is the plant doing you're not happy about?

just has not been a stong plant,maybe the summers here are to hot for it

 

[phrag guy]

That color is intense. Is this a F2 plant?

I don't think so,came from Ecuagenera 4-5 years ago

 

[phrag guy]

That's very red for a straight dalessandroi.

this is what I was also wondering

 

[Cheyenne]

this is what I was also wondering

I also bought dalessandroi from ecugernera. I have a few from Glen Decker also. When they bloomed the one from Glen had a very thick spike and 3 branches. The one from ecuagernera had a single flower stem (no branches) but looked like dalessandroi. Very similar to this one. They both have a clumping habit, no stolons. I spoke with someone who went on a tour with them to the habitat. When they saw the dalessandroi they said they didn't look like the real dalessandroi. They replied back that the old dalessandroi are refered to as the "classic form" and they had been collected out or cannot find them. This habitat seems that it could be some natural hybridizing with besseae that has gone on for a long time. We all have heard that true dalessandroi are bigger plants too. The true one that I have has very wide stiff leaves. The one from ecuagernera definitely has a differnt habit and leaf structure than besseae but not the same as the real one. I saw one in Hawaii and the stem looked as thick as a kovachii stem.

 

[tomkalina]

I also believe the old "classic form" of d'alessandroi that was available from Ecuagenera is the true species and has been collected out. Many of the d'alessandroi that are seen nowadays are actually the natural hybrid Phrag. Jersey (besseae x d'alessandroi). Phrag. Jersey flowers have more red in them and the petals tend to be more horizontal than down-swept. The plants also do not branch as readily and the flower pouches tend to be a darker color w/o as much yellow in them. The rizomes of both tend to clump rather than climb.

 

[SlipperFan]

So you think this is really Jersey, Tom?

 

[tomkalina]

It's certanly similar to others I've seen.