Phrag. Ice Princess

[SlipperFan]

pearcei ‘Whiskered Wonder’ x St. Ouen ‘Sweet Snow’

This one is a disappointment so far. It's had three flowers, and each one has had a serious flaw. Maybe the next blooming -- it has several growths.

 

[smartie2000]

awww...I sure hope it blooms right next time. I love white slippers.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Colour is stunning! Very nice!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I agree with Jean-Pierre, the color is really great. I am adding a white phrag to my wish list.

 

[Ron-NY]

Dot, the color is wonderful...sure hope that the next spike brings non deformed flowers.

 

[Greenpaph]

Love it!

:clap::clap:

 

[JeanLux]

yes, I, too, like the exceptional color!!! Jean

 

[Hera]

I just aquired one of these at the last meeting. I liked the size. The picture she had showed a bit more pink though.

 

[NYEric]

If it doesn't straighten out, I could always use another one.

 

[goldenrose]

Is this a first time blooming for this plant? I'd still hold on to it!

 

[SlipperFan]

Is this a first time blooming for this plant? I'd still hold on to it!

I purchased it as a multi-growth plant in spike -- as far as I can see, it's the first time it's bloomed. So I also hope the next blooming is better. The plant is really nice.

 

[Bolero]

Stick with it, it's a beautiful flower.

 

[biothanasis]

Beautiful!!!!

 

[NYEric]

The ones I have are really big, full plants also. As usual scale went for [the pearcei in] them so they're not doing as well as they should be!

 

[SlipperFan]

I purchased it as a multi-growth plant in spike -- as far as I can see, it's the first time it's bloomed. So I also hope the next blooming is better. The plant is really nice.

I looked at the plant more closely today. I has bloomed before, but it was prior to my purchase of it, so I have no idea what the flower was like. I can only hope.

 

[toddybear]

The colour is indeed wonderful...keeping my fingers crosses for you!

 

[SlipperKing]

Dot you said every flower had a flaw, was it the same in each? the pouch? I noticed that most of my Phrags that bloom in or through the summer months end up with distorted pouchs and weaker colorings. Do you see the same?

 

[SlipperFan]

Dot you said every flower had a flaw, was it the same in each? the pouch? I noticed that most of my Phrags that bloom in or through the summer months end up with distorted pouchs and weaker colorings. Do you see the same?

It's not been the same flaw. I keep thinking, maybe the next flower will be better, which is why I hadn't photographed it before now.

Interesting observation about Summer blooming with distorted pouches and weaker colors. That's been true with a lot of both my Paphs and my Phrags. Do you think that the result of more variation in temperature? That's certainly been the case here this Summer, and all my Slippers have been outside (until recently).

 

[cnycharles]

Bump
Did these flowers eventually straighten out? I just bought the same outcross at the deep cut show yesterday from the combo sales table of piping rock/fair orchids. Main Street mike and ecuagenera had already sold all of their phrags by the time I got there
I had a very nice ice princess from somewhere else, but scale from that establishment killed it

 

[SlipperFan]

Sorry, Charles, I don't know. The plant has struggled, but I think it is still alive.