Phragmipedium Eric Young

[Tom499]

My 1st phrag to flower, now on the hunt for a Phrag. besseae!

 

[Shiva]

Nice one!

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae hybrids! Remember some hybrids are easier to bloom than its parent species. There's a besseae in bud on eBay.

 

[Tom499]

I'm stuck in the UK, Vendors selling Phrags are hard to find..

 

[NYEric]

Rattecliffe?

 

[JeanLux]

Very nice bloom!!! Jean

 

[Tom499]

They dont have besseae offered at the moment, though I am tempted by their besseae hybrids. I'm just not sure I have the ideal growing conditions to commit to phrags.

 

[phrag guy]

thats a nice one

 

[NYEric]

They dont have besseae offered at the moment, though I am tempted by their besseae hybrids. I'm just not sure I have the ideal growing conditions to commit to phrags.

What conditional issue are you concerned about?

 

[W. Beetus]

Stunning bloom! Great color.

 

[SlipperFan]

What conditional issue are you concerned about?

I'm wondering that, also, especially since you've bloomed a nice one.

 

[Tom499]

As they grow on a windowsill, the humidity is rather low. Cattleya seem to deal with this fine, but my paphs and phrags are much much slower in growing, and less of them flower.

 

[SlipperFan]

Can you add a humidifier?

 

[Tom499]

I would love to, I already kind of have one though, my aquarium! My parents made me get a lid for it though as the evaporation was causing the paint to strip.

Most of my plants are grown S/H style, so the saucers do help to aid humidity, but I'm not sure its enough.

 

[biothanasis]

Wonderful!!!!!

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice!

 

[peter.orchid]

They dont have besseae offered at the moment, though I am tempted by their besseae hybrids. I'm just not sure I have the ideal growing conditions to commit to phrags.

Hello Tom,
last week I visited "Wössner Orchideen", the Orchid Grower
Franz Glanz had some Phrag. besseae in his greenhouse.
email: [email protected]
Here are two photos:

 

[Tom499]

Stunning flowers! I haven't seen a hybrid with that shape.

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae!

 

[SlipperFan]

I would love to, I already kind of have one though, my aquarium! My parents made me get a lid for it though as the evaporation was causing the paint to strip.

Most of my plants are grown S/H style, so the saucers do help to aid humidity, but I'm not sure its enough.

If your leaves are not accordian pleated, you are probably OK.