Phrag hirtzi from Ecuagenera

[Rick]

Posted this one a year or so ago. But its grown well and starting another good round of flowering.




This is a good size plant and the spike is about 2' tall at the flower.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's a nice one, Rick. I love the twisty petals. Color is good, also.

 

[Migrant13]

Yup excellent. Those curly Q petals are fantastic.

 

[NYEric]

A pretty uncommon Phrag and nice for a greenie! Thanks for posting the whole plant photo!

 

[17andgrowing]

Congrats!

 

[orcoholic]

This looks really nice, but I think it could use more fertilizer.oke:

 

[eaborne]

Fantastic!

 

[Rick]

Holding 2 blooms and starting to branch



It's nice when you have 2 blooms holding on a sequential phrag spike, but when I gotta around to take the pic I noticed I'm also getting a branch from a lower bract!

Not in the photo, but another growth is also spiking.

 

[SlipperFan]

I hope you'll self this, Rick. I think this is a very good flower -- some I've seen didn't have such twisty petals, which I think is a characteristic of this species. And hirtzii is hard to come by!

 

[Rick]

I hope you'll self this, Rick. I think this is a very good flower -- some I've seen didn't have such twisty petals, which I think is a characteristic of this species. And hirtzii is hard to come by!

I selfed it last year and I believe TM has quite a few babies coming up from this.

 

[SlipperFan]

Fingers crossed.

 

[Rick]

3 blooms per spike

 

[Marco]

I love the curls on those petal!

 

[SlipperKing]

Hummm... interesting little species there Rick. Eron gave me a division of his awhile back. I'm growing it S/H and its loving it but no blooms yet. I'm curious if it will be curly as well.

 

[Rick]

Hummm... interesting little species there Rick. Eron gave me a division of his awhile back. I'm growing it S/H and its loving it but no blooms yet. I'm curious if it will be curly as well.

Even though its still in the original bark mix, I have this one in a tray of water. This one is considerably bigger in plant habit than pearcei or amazonica/richteri with good size flowers too.

Once it starts blooming you'll love it Rick