Phrag pearcei double flower

[cnycharles]

Last month I posted some pictures of the phragmipedium pearcei I bought from Glen Decker at our Christmas Party, but can't find the old thread with a quick look... when I got home last night I was pleasantly surprised to see the old flower was still on and the new bud had opened! I took a page out of nyeric's book of flower photography techniques and set the plant on my stove, and hung a black undershirt from the hood with magnets as a backdrop

first flower is on the left; newer flower is a bit lighter and the lower petals hang down more directly

there is another bud; anybody think that there will be three flowers on this spike? I have to give my neighbor who was watering all of my plants a big raise! (my plants are happier when I'm gone )

 

[likespaphs]

wowzers!

 

[SlipperKing]

Most impressive Charles!

 

[JC94030]

pearcei is always pretty. The pouch markings in particular are nice.
Good work.
JC

 

[John M]

Very nice!

 

[SlipperFan]

I love that pearcei!!!

 

[NYEric]

I took a page out of nyeric's book of flower photography techniques

I don't think so, you can see the blooms!

I have to give my neighbor who was watering all of my plants a big raise! (my plants are happier when I'm gone )

:rollhappy:

 

[Clark]

Jeepers, you got instant results with the K-Lite.
Nice pop!

 

[Susie11]

Those are absolutely lovely! I think this one needs to be added to my long wish list.

 

[cnycharles]

Jeepers, you got instant results with the K-Lite.
Nice pop!

while I wish that could take credit, I'm not sure if I've even put any fertilizer on this plant yet! Glen just told me 'if you're in doubt (with pearcei) about it needing water, water it!' so, though i'm very happy with it, we'll see how it does with continued growth and the next flowering

 

[phrag guy]

very nice

 

[W. Beetus]

Great looking blooms! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

A real beauty!

 

[Shiva]

Oops! I missed this one. Well grown.

 

[cnycharles]

I think the fourth or fifth flower is open now. I gave my plant to the organizers collecting plants for the rochester orchid society show, and heard back that my plant had received a blue ribbon! I was pretty surprised because the bud that was open had been forming when I was moving (lots of drying out) and had lots of dents. When I got the plant back, the old flower had just fallen off and the next bud had opened! I guess there were two flowers open when the judges looked at it. There's another bud growing right now

I think I'm going to have to pollinate this plant so that I have some seedlings to trade with slipperfan!

 

[Gilda]

:clap: congratulations !!

 

[SlipperFan]

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I think I'm going to have to pollinate this plant so that I have some seedlings to trade with slipperfan!

 

[Rick]

Good Growing Charles:clap:

That's a real pretty one too.:wink:

 

[NYEric]

Congrats! I got one from Glen too but its not blooming. What's the secret?

 

[cnycharles]

Congrats! I got one from Glen too but its not blooming. What's the secret?

I bought it in bud. From another thread, John M tells me that my pearcei and his ecuadorense are the same plant (pearcei var. ecuadorense). They look exactly alike.