Phragmipedium Jason Fischer : a dwarf plant?

[Erythrone]

A dwarf Phrag. Jason Fisher ? Is it usual for a first bloomer ? ? ?

Sam Tsui gave me the plant because the root system was poor in spring 2010. It was a very small plant without roots but it was already a clump. When I repoted it, 2 parts fell apart.

This one is the biggest part. The foliage is only 10 cm tall. With the flower stem, the plant is only 17 cm tall. The other plant wants to bloom I think.

Phragmipedium Jason Fischer (Mem. Dick Clements 'Rocket Flash' 4N x besseae 'Cow Hollow II' FCC/AOS)


NS of the flower : 7 cm. Not a very good flower shape, I think, but I like the plant because it is very compact and I hope it will stay like this. The color is intense. Maybe the next flower will be better ?

 

[JeanLux]

Bravo, very nice!!! My plant is still a lot smaller, and I doubt it will ever get the size of yours !! Jean

 

[grasshopper]

Nice looking! My fischer was small, then the next growth went large, will be interesting to see how it comes along on the next growths and flowering.

 

[Shiva]

Waaaah! Waaaah! I want a small one like this. :sob:

 

[Marc]

Nice size and colour, I espescially like the strong pattern on the pouch.

 

[NYEric]

Looks more like a Phrag Prissy to me.

 

[paphioboy]

That is beautiful! I love the striping near the lip...

 

[W. Beetus]

The striping on the pouch is very nice!

 

[SlipperFan]

Very deep and rich red.

 

[biothanasis]

Amazing colour and great compact plant!!

 

[Susie11]

Great flower and plant.

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Strange but interesting little one..?

 

[SelectOrchids]

Could well be an hexaploid... I have seen at Klinge some 2n x 4n crosses that looked similar, dwarfed plants, and always suspected they were hexaploids. they were not as nice as that one however, different hybrids, Eric Young 4n x schlimii 2n, etc...

 

[Erythrone]

So maybe hexaploid.... 6

 

[toddybear]

My Jason was equally dwarf for several years and bloomed for the first time on a short stem like yours. However, this year it went crazy, doubling the length of the leaves on the latest growth and the flower stem quadrupled in length from the previous three bloomings. Guess it just took time to settle in. Hopefully yours will stay small.