ehanes7612
Well-Known Member
In the past 4 years i have bought 65 paph flasks..here is my story..
of the 10 roth flasks i bought from OI all but one has done really well (that one was an x atticus cross,,cant remember the other parent name, but the other three x atticus flasks did very well).From the selling of extras i was able to sell enough to buy a bunch of other flasks
of the 12 parvi (species and hybrids) flasks from OI ..all of them have done decent to remarkably well
of the 6 other multifloral flasks (from OI except two)
phillipinense..all lost
lowii album..every one doing exceptionally well
platyphyllum ..everyone doing well
randsii ..lost all but 3 (but these are pretty strong)
victoria mariae ..all well
kolosand album (Springwater) ..all doing exceptionally well
liemianum (Fox Valley) ..doing well
liemianum ..doing well
Berenice album ..all did exceptionally well
parishii ..all did exceptionally well
gigantifolium..okay
of the species flasks ..i lost charlesworthii album in shipment (still fuming over that) but the rest of them are doing well..henryanum, barbigerum alba, curtisii, ..cant remember the others off my top of my head
now we come to the brachys'..i have bought brachys from several flasking sources...one source i cant seem to figure out a method to survival (and i have tried them all).. of the 17 flasks i bought from this one source (ROOTS via OI) , 12 of these perished including four leucochilum flasks and one leucochilum album in shipment
my brachy flasks from Springwater, and the others have all done well..needles to say.....
I have spent about 8 grand on flasks..and feel like i have broken even (as the roth seedlings i sold paid for the loss in flasks)
glad i dont do this as a business
i have also spent about 12 grand (last four years) on older individual plants..probably in the red about 2 grand but the loss is worth it with the collection i seem to have put together
now onto phrags ... (although i still buy parvis and the occasional odd and end paph..like an ooii)
of the 10 roth flasks i bought from OI all but one has done really well (that one was an x atticus cross,,cant remember the other parent name, but the other three x atticus flasks did very well).From the selling of extras i was able to sell enough to buy a bunch of other flasks
of the 12 parvi (species and hybrids) flasks from OI ..all of them have done decent to remarkably well
of the 6 other multifloral flasks (from OI except two)
phillipinense..all lost
lowii album..every one doing exceptionally well
platyphyllum ..everyone doing well
randsii ..lost all but 3 (but these are pretty strong)
victoria mariae ..all well
kolosand album (Springwater) ..all doing exceptionally well
liemianum (Fox Valley) ..doing well
liemianum ..doing well
Berenice album ..all did exceptionally well
parishii ..all did exceptionally well
gigantifolium..okay
of the species flasks ..i lost charlesworthii album in shipment (still fuming over that) but the rest of them are doing well..henryanum, barbigerum alba, curtisii, ..cant remember the others off my top of my head
now we come to the brachys'..i have bought brachys from several flasking sources...one source i cant seem to figure out a method to survival (and i have tried them all).. of the 17 flasks i bought from this one source (ROOTS via OI) , 12 of these perished including four leucochilum flasks and one leucochilum album in shipment
my brachy flasks from Springwater, and the others have all done well..needles to say.....
I have spent about 8 grand on flasks..and feel like i have broken even (as the roth seedlings i sold paid for the loss in flasks)
glad i dont do this as a business
i have also spent about 12 grand (last four years) on older individual plants..probably in the red about 2 grand but the loss is worth it with the collection i seem to have put together
now onto phrags ... (although i still buy parvis and the occasional odd and end paph..like an ooii)