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Hi, For 20+ years I've grown phrags very well in LECA and semi-hydro (S/H) culture. Now though, getting good quality LECA seems impossible. The previous brand I used, Hydrofarm's Grow!t, has changed to a junk source to save a penny or two a bag and I can't find any of the old product...

This is one I got from HP Norton. He made the cross which is Don WImber x besseae. I'm not saying this plant isn't Rachel Kirk but it looks like a nice Don Wimber. I'd expect to see more besseae influence. At any rate I like the plant a lot. It has six open on a single spike.

A nice growing Fox Valley Fireball. One of the only ones I remember that had a branched spike. Years ago I had it outside and a hummingbird visited the flower.

A good growing Magic Lantern.

Good grower. Yelva Myhre is kovachii x Rosalie Dixler. It reminds me of a huge Fox Valley Fireball.

Here's a nice first bloom fairrieanum from Sunset Valley Orchids.

Cute Jason Fischer from Orchids Limited.

This is my best Fireball. It has a NS of 10.95 cm.

Not the best blooming but cooperi is a great species.

Left to right: Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball 'Eclipse' (lower left dark red flower) Phrag. Prissy x kovachii (larger pink) Phrag. Rachel Kirk 'Sunshine' (orange flower, like Don Wimber) Phrag. Fox Valley Fireball 'Rubythroat' (two flowers directly above Rachel Kirk) Phrag. Jason Fischer 'Raspberry'...

I understand this one may be a hybrid now. It has an amazing fragrance.

A young one from Windy Hill that's doing well so far.

This one comes from Fox Valley Orchids and has been a good performer.

This one is a slow growing and about ten years old. The last few times it bloomed were the best.

A decent blooming of this neat, classic phrag. Everyone should try growing one of these!

A very good grower with a great smell - like a purple hyacinth.

I got this from a friend from the East Tennessee Orchid Society over ten years ago. It's not the best grower but manages a nice blooming every year or two. The flowers have an unusually bad, strong smell.

I like this Magic Lantern clone a lot. Seems to grow pretty vigorously.

This is a first blooming for this one. I think it has pretty good form but doesn't have the upswept petals. Maybe next time. It came from Sunset Valley Orchids a few years ago.