rauhaariger
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Does anyone of you know whether the Phragmipedium besseae var dalessandroi, which is offered at Ecuagenera, is really a dalessandroi? I also ask because dalessandroi is actually a species and not a variety.
Just wanted to add, I paid less than half what they are listing them for on the website…if you are interested I’d suggest asking the CA branch on Instagram if they have any more. I think their next live sale is today on the Plant Story app…but it may not really be dalessandroi!Well, I just bought one labeled as such from their live sale in CA last night. It’s in bud so we can discuss what it is when it blooms! I know their labels aren’t always accurate, plus the besseae species debate….so we shall see!
I agree. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, which determines how hybrids get registered by RHS, still lists Phrag. dalessandroi as a separate species with a synonym of Phrag. besseae var. dalessandroi. Similar to the controversy over Phrag. schlimii and fischeri.Well I am not certain that everyone will agree with you. Some hold firm in their belief that they are two separate species while many consider d’alessandroi to be a variety of besseae.
I won’t get into the specifics but it is a matter of opinion.
Yes they do offer it for sale. Cant confirm the purity of them though. Chuck Acker has flasks available. Here is one from a flask I got from him a couple years ago.Does anyone of you know whether the Phragmipedium besseae var dalessandroi, which is offered at Ecuagenera, is really a dalessandroi? I also ask because dalessandroi is actually a species and not a variety.
Kew says otherwise.Just for the record dalessandroi is a variety of besseae and is not a separate species. The reasons why are not a matter of opinion but of facts.
I think you might have them reversed. Phrag besseae tends to have more “stoloniferous” growth IME.dalessandroi has a creeping growth habit as well,while bessae has a clumping one, again making for a much different species
What is your book called? Sounds neat. Is there an English version (if published in German)?Parts of this examination you find also in my Phragmipedidum-book.
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