Recent content by BrucherT

What a jewel.

I grow mine in Hausermann’s mix with extra sphagnum and extra perlite. I would treat yours with First Ray’s magical KelPak to get roots going and would wrap that base in good damp sphagnum so the new growths’ roots would never dry out.

Terry Partin had flasks recently.

Makes me want to try again. All the ones I’ve died the death.

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All my Phragmipedium are in due-south windows. They bloom if they sieve summer outdoors with 80% full sun. Here’s Phragmipedium sargentianum/lindleyanum (as it came to me labeled), blooming now, having summered on the front porch out near the edge of the awning. Marks on the leaves are from a...

It’s gorgeous. I’d like to hear why it’s “easy” for you?

I remember reading somewhere that numbers of flowers per spike is dependent on numbers of leaves on the growth before the spike is set? Can anyone speak to that?

Thank you! I was never going to see this!

someone should just pop off seed pod from NC.

lol I’m lost. I can count; went to college and everything! But I only see six.

Agree with repotting in sterilized new medium. I would also soak the whole plant, bare root, in Physan solution. If you can get the “dragon’s blood” (make sure it’s the real stuff; I like the one with the blue/white label), it works wonders dabbed onto the visible infection and even droppered...

It’s lovely but I only see six flowers?

Beautiful. I’m surprised to see such a large pot for such a small plant. What is that about?

I find hybrids distasteful. And then here’s one with stunning leaves that blooms for me and… then I become a hypocrite. SlipperTalkers identified this plant for me as Ho Chi Minh a few years ago. I think it’s a funny story; I made annual visits to the general city nursery where this plant sat...