Phrag "schlimii"

[Eric Muehlbauer]

This is a plant that I received as a gift over 12 years ago! Never did anything, so I'm wondering if its current bloom can be credited to K-lite. It's certainly taken off in its growth the last 2 years. Too bad its not schlimii. My guess is schlimii x pearcei (or ecuadorense or pearcei).

 

[SlipperKing]

What's that bush blooming in front of it?

Eric I would say "its time to make room for a better plant"

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

The bush is a bridal wreath Spirea, the kind with double flowers. Yeah, the plant is a real disappointment, especially after all these years.

 

[SlipperFan]

Poor thing. But what a beautiful yard!

 

[NYEric]

It's not a schlimii hybrid.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

The flower is not clear but we can see some of the lorifolia horn on the side of the pouch... Look like a kind of Sedenii???
not pearcei x schlimii for sure....

 

[NYEric]

I think it's fischeri x something.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I got this plant before fischeri was available.

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I'll take it! I like it but when you're expecting a species and grow it for a very long time, it is pretty disapointing.

 

[Ozpaph]

nice cars.

 

[Orchid Guy]

Congratulations on the bloom. The white flowering shrub is an old variety of spiraea . Some people refer to it as bridle wreath spiraea .

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Later blooms of this looked better, although one had a split synsepal. But...I think I figured out what this must be. Many years ago I had a bunch of Carol Kanzer seedlings that I bloomed out...did a lot of trading with them. I got this plant from a friend of mine who sent me a load of plants after he got divorced. This must have been a Carol Kanzer I sent him, but at some point he must have just relabeled it "schlimii".

 

[NYEric]

Was it Blake!

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

No....a friend from orchid boards I was on maybe 15-20 years ago or so...the OLD and Harvey Brenneisse's short lived slipper board. I got those plants from him easily 10 years ago or more.