Hi All,
Found this little guy in bloom in the cool house this morning, and thought I'd share. Enjoy!
Found this little guy in bloom in the cool house this morning, and thought I'd share. Enjoy!
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Phrag. andreetae `Fox Valley'
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Kavanaru
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wow, really nice... how do you grow it? my Phrag andreettae is not doing very well... I was told to add Dolomit to the growing medium (supposed to be calcareous) but I do not see that it is helping much... (Phrag fischeri on the other hand is doing great under the same conditions!)
John M
Orchid Addict
That's very cute, Tom. Have you used it to make any hybrids yet?
Hi Ramon,
We grow Phrag. andreetae in a mixture of (4) parts seedling grade fir bark,(1) part #3 size charcoal, (1) part coarse perlite and (1) part chopped New Zealand sphagnum moss. I top-dressed the pot with 1/2 tsp of powdered dolomite lime in the Spring. Since it's in the cool house, summer temperatures average 80F during the day and 62F at night, and I have the plant directly in front of the fan& pad cooler, so there is vigorous air movement. Essentially, I am growing it in identical conditions as Phrag. schlimii. It is not a fast growing plant by any means. Light levels in this part of the cool house do not exceed 1,200 fc. I self pollinated the plant this morning, hoping for seedlings (and hoping not to kill the plant).
We grow Phrag. andreetae in a mixture of (4) parts seedling grade fir bark,(1) part #3 size charcoal, (1) part coarse perlite and (1) part chopped New Zealand sphagnum moss. I top-dressed the pot with 1/2 tsp of powdered dolomite lime in the Spring. Since it's in the cool house, summer temperatures average 80F during the day and 62F at night, and I have the plant directly in front of the fan& pad cooler, so there is vigorous air movement. Essentially, I am growing it in identical conditions as Phrag. schlimii. It is not a fast growing plant by any means. Light levels in this part of the cool house do not exceed 1,200 fc. I self pollinated the plant this morning, hoping for seedlings (and hoping not to kill the plant).
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Hi John,
I also used a small bit of pollen to pollinate our Phrag. besseae `Dreamsicle' - a very pale orange besseae w wide petals. Assuming the pollination is successful, we could see something similar to Hanne Popow or Barbara LeAnn shapewise, with orange/pink color?
I also used a small bit of pollen to pollinate our Phrag. besseae `Dreamsicle' - a very pale orange besseae w wide petals. Assuming the pollination is successful, we could see something similar to Hanne Popow or Barbara LeAnn shapewise, with orange/pink color?
NYEric
Well-Known Member
Yay andeetae! I can't wait for mine to come; thanx for posting.
John M
Orchid Addict
That sounds nice. Because of the colour of the besseae that you chose to mate with this species, I'd think that the most outstanding quality of the offspring will be a very cool art shade, coral colouring. Good luck! Thanks.
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mccallen
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Is this species fragrant at all?
SlipperFan
Addicted
Congratulations, Tom. That is one sweet bloom! Interesting to know it is difficult to grow, as are some of the other Phrag species. I can hardly wait to see the offspring of your cross -- sounds lovely.
JeanLux
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thanks for posting Tom!!! very interesting species; looks compact!? Jean
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Kavanaru
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Thanks a lot for the info, Tom... well.. let's see what my Phrag. andreettae will do in the future. It's growing together with Phrag. fischerii under similar conditions as described by you (and yes, I had noted it is very slow! ) I hope it recovers... and am lookingforward to see those andreettae x besseae sounds like an interesting cross
) I hope it recovers... and am lookingforward to see those andreettae x besseae sounds like an interesting cross
Phrag-Plus
Well-Known Member
WoW! This is a very nice flower! Can't stand to see it's influence in hybridization...
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Elena
Guest
Very nice, I really like this species.
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goldenrose
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:clap: :clap: :clap:
That is fantastic, Tom. Great thinking on the breeding, too.
Put me on the way-too-premature waiting list!
Put me on the way-too-premature waiting list!
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Ernie
Guest
Well, I guess since you pollinated it, I won't be seeing it in Glencoe this Saturday? Woulda been a slam dunk CHM at least, eh? I like this species, cute like its cousins... schlim & fischer.
-Ernie
-Ernie
NYEric
Well-Known Member
Tom really has fields of andreetae in bloom, [think K-S field of besseae at WOC]!! He's breeding them in volume to be table plants from Lowes and Wallmart! :evil:
toddybear
Awarded Stud
well done...very nice!
those places kill plants like that in record time; someone smart would want to camp out on the day those plants would arrive or else they soon would be dried out or worse (though I think you're kidding
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SlipperKing
Madd Virologist
Super clone Tom. When the first pics came out of this species, I thought was"what a dog" Yours proves me wrong!
