Phrag. schlimii
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Rick
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How long have you been growing it Eron?
Cooling may make a difference, but have you seen the forest of these things at the Atlanta Botanical Garden?
Cooling may make a difference, but have you seen the forest of these things at the Atlanta Botanical Garden?
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Lmpgs
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Very nice, lovely plant!!
eteson
Phragmad
Eron
Nice one!
Do you know the origin of it?
The compact growth habit and the branching makes me guess that this is a Eastern Cordillera schlimii from the area where the manzurii grows (close to Landazuri). It is much more heat tolerant than a regular schlimii from the Central Cordillera but much more sensible to water quality also...
I do have some of these and are growing always between 20 and 30°C all around the year. They are just starting flowering season right now.
Could you please make a closer picture or zoom in the staminode?
Nice one!
Do you know the origin of it?
The compact growth habit and the branching makes me guess that this is a Eastern Cordillera schlimii from the area where the manzurii grows (close to Landazuri). It is much more heat tolerant than a regular schlimii from the Central Cordillera but much more sensible to water quality also...
I do have some of these and are growing always between 20 and 30°C all around the year. They are just starting flowering season right now.
Could you please make a closer picture or zoom in the staminode?
SlipperFan
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Oh so beautiful. I have one a good bit larger than this one and it shows
no sign of blooming right now. I hope mine looks like your plant some
day. Is it hot as hell down there too?
no sign of blooming right now. I hope mine looks like your plant some
day. Is it hot as hell down there too?
trdyl
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Beautiful!
Hi Rick, I have had this plant for a couple of years now, but almost lost it last year to rot. This is the first growth and blooming since loosing last years growths. It normally doesn't grow much during the summer but I guess this summer was not as hot as normal thankfully! Cooling, particularly at night, would make a world of difference. I do have a wet wall, but here in Louisiana it doesn't work like areas without high humidity. My day temps don't exceed 90F, however our night temps stay in the upper 70's to low 80's during the summer months. So for a phrag that should have 55F nights, I am seriously pushing the envelope.
I did not know about the Atlanta Botanical Garden's collection and now that is a must see!
Yes it has been hot down here as well! It sounds like you're doing a great job with yours, so keep doing what you're doing and it will eventually bloom! Try to increase the light intensity a pinch and see if that helps.
I lost last year's growth to rot so this growth didn't get a large at it should have.
JeanLux
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A Beauty on that compact plant !!!! Jean
Eliseo, Unfortunately, I don't know the true origins of this plant(or it's parent's) habitat. I bought several schlimii plants from Ecuagenera at the Redlands a couple years ago and this is the best to bloom of them. All of them are very slow growing here(night temps 26-27C, day temps 32C max) Again, I don't know where Ecuagenera's breeding stock comes from to pinpoint which area.
In contrast, I have a number of manzurii seedlings that came from flask and they are growing much better than all my schlimii, fischeri, and kovachii. I am just glad these cooler species are all growing!
Here is the best close-up that I can get of the staminode.
Thanks to you!!
phrag guy
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very nice
Phrag-Plus
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Very nice and compact schlimii... Different!
Stella
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Beautiful !!! thanks for sharing !!!
Hmmmmm...my schlimii leaves look entirely different. Very long, stiff
leaves and the new growth looks the same. I think I'm growing them a
bit brighter than (?) Woodstream or Windy Hill or Piping Rock because
the leaves were quite dark when received and are lightening up just a bit
now. New growth looks really good. I keep coming back to look at your
bloom...it's sooooo pretty.
leaves and the new growth looks the same. I think I'm growing them a
bit brighter than (?) Woodstream or Windy Hill or Piping Rock because
the leaves were quite dark when received and are lightening up just a bit
now. New growth looks really good. I keep coming back to look at your
bloom...it's sooooo pretty.
