Phrag. fischeri 'Purple Plum'

[tomkalina]

This year's rendition of our darkest Phrag. fischeri clone.

 

[kitfox]

OM gosh! How many blooms on that spike?

 

[abax]

I've never seen a more perfect petite flower and there's been a lot of them judging by the old spike. Fantastic growing, Tom.

 

[dodidoki]

Very nice fischeri, Tom!Could you send a higer resolution picture?

 

[Djthomp28]

Lovely fischeri with a very fitting name

 

[tomkalina]

OM gosh! How many blooms on that spike?

That's the fifth flower on that inflorescence.

 

[tomkalina]

Very nice fischeri, Tom!Could you send a higer resolution picture?

Unfortunately, I no longer have a "real" camera to do that. All my photos are taken with an older model iPhone.

 

[cpmaniac]

Wow!

 

[NYEric]

Nice, any tips on how to grow this species, besides tray culture?

 

[tomkalina]

Not growing this species in trays - just don't have the room; Most of the adults are growing in 3 1/4" square pots in an area that gets warmer and brighter than where we grow Phrag. besseae. We water this species twice a week; once with city water (Lake Michigan) for it's Ca/Mg content and once with our standard fertilizer water (in winter, this would be 90% R/O + 10% city water (LM) + 15-5-15 CaMg @ 50 mg/L N concentration). In warmer months, we replace the 15-5-15 with Peters 30-10-10, keeping the N conc. the same 50 mg/L. Not sure if this would work in conditions other than our greenhouse, but it's a starting point.

 

[NYEric]

Thanks. This species is not easy for us. I will see if relocating helps.

 

[tomkalina]

Thanks. This species is not easy for us. I will see if relocating helps.

Forgot to add: They're growing in our standard 8-1-1 ratio mix (8 parts sm. fir bark (Rexius) + 1 part #3 size charcoal + 1 part sm. perlite). We tried Orchiata because of it's longevity, but the plants didn't grow as well. Tried LECA as well with same experience as Orchiata.

 

[abax]

I killed one several years ago and now I'm afraid to try again. Perhaps I can blame it on the Orchiata...nah.

 

[eaborne]

Lovely!

 

[SlipperKing]

Just ordered one from Tom. Thanks!

 

[abax]

SK let me know how the plant develops in that TX heat.

 

[SlipperKing]

Will do Abax. It should as my schlimii does, right Tom or not? it's in S/H

 

[tomkalina]

Will do Abax. It should as my schlimii does, right Tom or not? it's in S/H

It’s a warmer grower than schlimii, so if you’re currently growing schlimii well in your conditions, fischeri should do at least as well.

 

[SlipperKing]

Thanks Tom. It has a number of burnt tips on it but otherwise schlimii is growing well. The dang thing always tries blooming in Aug and blast. P fischeri is a spring bloomer?

 

[NYEric]

Thanks for the info. I will move my schlimii (Badly tip burnt) to SH and my fischeri out of Orchiata.