Phrag. lindenii

[Trimorph]

Opens up today:

Tobias

 

[quaker]

That looks abit of a wierdo at the moment---hope it gets better.
Ed

 

[SlipperFan]

It's in the category of weird and wonderful....

 

[biothanasis]

Pouchless??? Nice colouration though!!!

 

[likespaphs]

yup, lindenii is the pouchless slipper!
groovy growing!
i've heard they often self pollinate. do you know if that's true?

 

[Trimorph]

It is the first bloom for me, so I poorly can't say if it's true that it self pollinates.

Yes it' really weirdo! But I'm happy with the flower, because it is only a few weeks in my cultivation.

The sepals and petals will grow on the next days.

Trimorph

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Very neat, keep us posted!!

 

[Fawkes]

These can be really imperssive when mature.

Maybe it makes sense that they self pollinate. The pouch seems to be a guided maze that helps insure that the pollinator pollinates the flower. If there is no need for the extra part, why have it?

 

[JeanLux]

Those can get really lovely!!! (And he was a born Luxembourger (Linden)) Jean

 

[Marc]

I really like this species because of it's oddness. I've reserved a spot for this plant when I get bigger growing space.

 

[SlipperKing]

Great stuff! I don't think this is an easy species to grow or more would have it.

 

[W. Beetus]

Very interesting!

 

[Jorch]

Always nice to see one in bloom!
How do you grow this one?

 

[Trimorph]

Now the bloom is much better:

I cultivate it on the windowsill with caudatum and warszewiczianum and it does not seem to be a verry difficult species.

Tobias

 

[Shiva]

Great stuff! I don't think this is an easy species to grow or more would have it.

Or it may just be a lack of interest for this species. There are so many beautiful and colourful phrags out there that it will take some time for me to buy one of those, unless one turns out on a sales table.

 

[NYEric]

I dont think they're hard to grow, just not very common. I think the lack of pouch turns some people off. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Clark]

Knarly.
When one looks for seperation from the herd, lose the pouch.

 

[SlipperFan]

Knarly.
When one looks for seperation from the herd, lose the pouch.

That's for sure!!!

 

[JeanLux]

They are really great now Tobias!!!! Jean

 

[phrag guy]

nice to see,wish mine would flower