Phragmipedium dalessandroï

[Phrag-Plus]

Branches and buds to comes....:drool:

 

[newbud]

Beautiful plant and blooms J-P. One thing I notice, this is a plant with heavy besseae influence correct. My leaves look like yours. on my P. besseae, a little wrinkled rather than smooth flowing all the way out to the tip. Is this a besseae trait? Or are we under watering or something?

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Beautiful plant and blooms J-P. One thing I notice, this is a plant with heavy besseae influence correct. My leaves look like yours. on my P. besseae, a little wrinkled rather than smooth flowing all the way out to the tip. Is this a besseae trait? Or are we under watering or something?

That is a good question! My besseae are doing this too but I never ask myself that question? I don't know if it's the result of only one factor? Under watering? We got very hot temperature too this year, higher than ever in my green house...

 

[SlipperKing]

Great looking plant! I like the dark even colored flowers

 

[newbud]

I got to the point where I keep her in water, a tray for her pot. Not soaking. Does anyone else know if the wrinkled leaves of besseae is normal?

 

[Rick]

Not sure what you mean by leaf wrinkle, but I see some leaf curl, but I don't think that's too odd.

I also see some yellowing at the leaf tips, which might be the beginnings of "leaf tip burn".

Some people associate that problem with excessively dry conditions and "salt buildup". I associate it specifically with potassium salt buildup with inadequate calcium and magnesium availability.

BTW this is a great looking D'alessandroi

 

[John M]

That's wonderful, JP! Do you have seedlings available?

 

[Shiva]

Gorgeous. Do you know the parents of this one?

 

[Erythrone]

Wow!!! Une beauté!

 

[W. Beetus]

Great species!!

 

[e-spice]

That's completely gorgeous.

 

[SlipperFan]

That's completely gorgeous.

My thought exactly!

 

[Hien]

truly gorgeous flowers

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

Best dalessandroï I've seen to date!

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae v. dalessandroi!

 

[JeanLux]

Great coloration and very interesting shape !!!! Jean

 

[Silvan]

gorgeous dalessandroï..Hope mine will look like yours

 

[Dido]

a really great one

 

[phrag guy]

It is one of the nicer ones I have seen

 

[cnycharles]

hey, I think you guys and tom k. are in collusion; posting two flowering pics of d'allesandroi, and him having some for sale at the same time?! :sob: