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Here is the first to bloom of a flask of Dollgoldi's I bought a few years back.

The leaf span from tip to tip is 14". My records are not as good as they should be, but the tag indicates I deflasked them sometime in 2003.Nice flower and great plant. What is the leaf length please and time to flower from flask. I would like to put a praestans on it.
Thanks, Roy. Credit also needs to be given to the hybridizer, Chuck Ackers, for creating a vigorous cross. There were about 7 or 8 really vigorous ones in the flask. L.I. Jane has one of those.Great growing. Haven't heard of anyone here getting one to flower so quick or having that size plant in that time.
very interesting ! deflasked in 2003, blooming in 2007, that is pretty fast and gives me hope for my seedlings ! Great growing indeed ! what potting mix did you use for them as seedlings and did you keep the potting mix very moist when they were small or did you allow it to dry a bit ?I found that when these were seedlings that they grew much faster in very low light. Once they were approaching near blooming size, I increased the light to the level I give my complex Paphs.
One thing to keep in mind is that this particular seedling was from the start one of the larger and faster growing ones. When possible I always grow seedlings in flask for as long as possible. These had large root systems and were pushing the top of the container when they were deflasked. The very largest were planted directly into 2 1/4 inch pots in my standard small CHC,charcoal, perlite seedling mix. I tried to water just as the plants were approaching dryness, but I'm sure sometimes the timing wasn't perfect.very interesting ! deflasked in 2003, blooming in 2007, that is pretty fast and gives me hope for my seedlings ! Great growing indeed ! what potting mix did you use for them as seedlings and did you keep the potting mix very moist when they were small or did you allow it to dry a bit ?