Phragmipedium ritcherii 'Hydra'

[treefrog]

I just named it 10s ago
This is a very vigorous grower that blooms all year long. The spikes consistently branches which is not a common feature of this species. The plant flowering habit is difficult to capture with a picture so I've added a video.

Cheers,
Mathieu

 

[e-spice]

Very cool video. Nicely grown. I kind of want one now.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

So cool! Yes, branching spikes is one of my favorite features of this genus.

Neat to see your set-up and yard as well. Although I love the climate and biome where I live (except for several months at the height of summer and depths of winter), it's super neat to see such a completely different tropical environment!

 

[treefrog]

By trying to find on the forum other pictures of P. ritcherii for comparison, I found out their are no other pictures.....This is surprising how cool this species is with its elegant leaves, compact form and relatively big flowers.

 

[Hilmar]

hi,

yes, you are right I think, not many pictures to be shown, here another one