Phrag. Desormes #1

[Shiva]

(Hanne Popow x Sorcerer's Apprentice)
Heavy substance. Color ox blood with a second bud opening up right after the first one. Second flowering. Better shape but the dorsal needs to straighten up, maybe in the new bud. Rather blunt ending for the sepals. A couple of teeth.

 

[NYEric]

Very dark!!
Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[Shiva]

Same plant, first flowering last year. Much darker color this time around.

 

[NYEric]

Funny, the only other ones I've seen were both flavum!

 

[Shiva]

Funny, the only other ones I've seen were both flavum!

I have another one that was much paler, but no indication of flowering yet this year.

 

[Erythrone]

Interesting cross!! Nice color! Is it a large plant?

I bought one plant too a few years ago... but it is still a tiny mini dwarf plantlet!

 

[Shiva]

No! It's like one of the larger besseae.

 

[W. Beetus]

Interesting color!

 

[phrag guy]

nice,alot bigger flower and darker color

 

[SlipperFan]

The color of the dorsal is very different this time.

 

[Susie11]

I like the darker version. Very nice.

 

[Dido]

A great one congrats

 

[SlipperKing]

Have you changed up your fertilizing regime from last year? One thing that became very clear to me with the addition of Epson's Salts (Mg) much stronger colors popped out but too much Mg caused distorted/ mutated flowers. Happy middle ground of Mg gives wonderful results!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I like the darker color. I have one of these, from JP. Hope it blooms soon.

 

[Shiva]

Have you changed up your fertilizing regime from last year? One thing that became very clear to me with the addition of Epson's Salts (Mg) much stronger colors popped out but too much Mg caused distorted/ mutated flowers. Happy middle ground of Mg gives wonderful results!

I have indeed started to use Mg but very uneavenly and months apart.

 

[smartie2000]

Too bad for the shape, the colour is fantastic

 

[Shiva]

Too bad for the shape, the colour is fantastic

I'm giving it another chance.