Phragmipedium Acker's Classic

[Djthomp28]

This is the first of my Acker's Classic seedlings (Twlight x kovachii) to bloom. I only kept 5 or so from the flask. A couple forum members may have some of these either directly from Chuck Acker or from me. I deflasked mine in June 2019. This particular plant attempted to bloom last year but blasted due to neglect. A newborn and sleeplessness are not great for a collection. The theme for my collection was just survive for the last year. It worked because this one is rebounding nicely and spiked with 3 of its siblings. They should be opening in 2-3 weeks.

I am pleased as punch with this flower and looking forward to seeing how it matures over the next few days. This is day 2.



And yes. Repotting is needed.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice!

 

[Linus_Cello]

Nice! Looking forward to the other flowers.

 

[monocotman]

Very nice! Is the colour accurate? A solid red?

 

[Djthomp28]

I would not go as far as to call it solid red. Its getting there but it misses the mark. Here is it with my Rouge Bouillon, which I would call a solid red.

 

[monocotman]

Ok I understand.they’re both very beautiful!

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Very nice. I like this one very much.

 

[abax]

I hope the dorsal plumps out a bit more for you. The flower is lovely.

 

[Phragper]

Superb

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids!! Thanks for sharing. You need to trade plants for baby sitter services!

 

[Djthomp28]

Here is the next Acker's Classic to bloom. It has a nice shape, and a lighter color than than the first one to bloom for me.

 

[Cearbhael]

Very lovely

 

[spujr]

All of these are very nice! What's your culture?

 

[Djthomp28]

Thanks all!

All of these are very nice! What's your culture?

In the colder months, I grow under lights in my grow room which ranges from around 65F at night to around 75F during the day. Humidity is between 55-65% in the room. Being a chronic underwaterer, its easiest for me to grow my Phrags in small saucers of water to meet their moisture needs. They get watered from the top 1-2x per week.

 

[Heather]

Dang! There are a ton of super nice new Phrags crosses! I want some of these!

 

[awesomei]

Chuck makes some amazingly beautiful hybrids using kovachii. Truely talented man.
George

 

[Julius]

beautiful blooms and great photography. Thank you for sharing

 

[Djthomp28]

Thanks all! Chuck has some amazing crosses, and they are surprisingly easy to grow from flask with a little extra care. I have need to provide some updates to this thread. Here are the second and third flower side by side. The color temperature is off a bit. They are much more pink and not so yellowy.



I have not photo graphed the fourth yet. It is the largest of the four, but the form is not great.