Phrag. Tall Tails

[Drorchid]

Phrag. Tall Tails is Phrag. wallisii x caudatum

We remade this cross, with some of our best parents, and here is one of the first seedlings to bloom from this cross:







And YES, we do have some available!https://www.orchidweb.com/products/phrag-tall-tails~2268.html

Robert

 

[John M]

That's a beauty, Robert! I see that the plant is a single growth with no visible starts. Do you normally let such young plants flower? Have you ever had problems with such plants because you let them put on a show? I have a single growth division of a Phrag. wallisii that spiked this spring. It had no starts; but, the main plant seemed to be in perfect health. Still, I have lost plants like that in the past; so, as soon as I was able to get hold of the new, energing stem, I nipped off the top. My thinking is that now the plant will focus on making a new growth and roots and the next time it tries to bloom, it will be plenty strong enough to do a good job and not exhaust itself. Any thoughts?

 

[SlipperFan]

Lovely. Looks very much like wallisii.

 

[Drorchid]

That's a beauty, Robert! I see that the plant is a single growth with no visible starts. Do you normally let such young plants flower? Have you ever had problems with such plants because you let them put on a show? I have a single growth division of a Phrag. wallisii that spiked this spring. It had no starts; but, the main plant seemed to be in perfect health. Still, I have lost plants like that in the past; so, as soon as I was able to get hold of the new, energing stem, I nipped off the top. My thinking is that now the plant will focus on making a new growth and roots and the next time it tries to bloom, it will be plenty strong enough to do a good job and not exhaust itself. Any thoughts?

Hi John, Yes, we do let our plants flower just so we can see what the flowers will look like, and are able to post them on our website. We have enough plants within a cross, so are not too worried if one individual seedling won't make it, but you are right that if this was my own individual plant, and I only had one plant, it would probably be better to cut the flower off if it was on such a small plant. I am guessing however that this plant is probably strong enough that it will survive, especially as we are growing it under optimal conditions (this may be different if you would be growing it in your house).

Robert

 

[Linus_Cello]

Very tempting... will you be bringing these to the Paph Forum next year?

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Simply beautiful

 

[eaborne]

Awesome!

 

[abax]

Quite nice and the name is so appropriate. The inside of the pouch is
stunning...what a contrast!

 

[John M]

Thank you, Robert. I lost a $900.00 Paph. St. Swithin about 15 years ago when my single growth division I'd bought a year before, bloomed with 4 beautiful flowers. The plant was healthy; but, it had no starts when it spiked. It put all it's enerby into those flowers and then promptly turned yellow and died! That was $225.00 per flower! So, since then I've always been wary of letting single growth plants bloom if they have no starts showing. I think I'd feel the same way you describe. If I had a bench full of single growth wallisii, I'd let them bloom and I'd be okay if a few got pooped out and died. However, this one plant is my only wallisii and it's a nice one. So, I decided to play it safe. I repotted the plant last year and sold half the plant. Then, the half that I kept sulked and didn't want to re-establish. Now, it's fine and looking great; but, I just felt it was too soon to grow and carry a spike.

 

[Clark]

Already a killer plant.

 

[phrag guy]

very nice