Phrag. Bel Royal 'Charles' AM.AOS (4n)

[Phragmatic]

This one is Phrag. Bel Royal 'Charles' AM.AOS (4n). (Memoria Dick Clements X Sorcerer's Apprentice)

The flowering stem is almost 36 inch tall.

The leafspan of the foliage is around 30 inch.
Flower dimension is 5 and a half inch by 4 inch.

 

[Ross]

Excellent flower and well bloomed!:clap:

 

[Shiva]

Geat plant and lots of flowers. Congratulations!

 

[smartie2000]

Awesome blooming and very good flower substance.
Did you get the AOS award?

 

[JeanLux]

Bravo for the plant and its lovely blooms!!!! Jean

 

[Phragmatic]

Awesome blooming and very good flower substance.
Did you get the AOS award?

No, this is a division i bought 2 years ago from Chuck Ackers. He has great plants! This one originate from the Eric Young Orchid Foundation. The parents used are Memoria Dick Clements 'Jersey' FCC.RHS.AOS 4n X Sorcerer's Apprentice 4n.

 

[Hera]

Very nice!!

 

[SlipperFan]

What a fantastic spike!

 

[toddybear]

OMG! I could only dream of flowering a phrag like this!

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Now that is an impressive spike, wow!

 

[John M]

Really wonderful! Nicely bloomed!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Wow! Really nice. :clap:

 

[NYEric]

Great color. Thanx for posting. Yay besseae hybrids!

 

[SlipperKing]

Nice flowers and total count!

 

[Kevin]

Very nice! I don't think I've ever gotten more than 2 flowers per spike at a time on a Phrag yet. How do you do it?

 

[Greenpaph]

Congratulations!

Beautiful!

 

[Phragmatic]

Very nice! I don't think I've ever gotten more than 2 flowers per spike at a time on a Phrag yet. How do you do it?

This cross is composed of 2 hybrids (MDC and Sorcerer's Apprentice) that will produce, in many cases, branching flowering stems on mature plants. You can also look at hybrids that have been made with dalessandroi. Of course, not all the seedlings that come from those crosses will branch so you have to be lucky when you choose your seedlings!

I have a similar hybrid that got awarded in 2005: Phrag. Portelet 'Infernal Towar' AM (Sorcerer' Apprentice 4n X dalessandroi) wich had 10 flowers opened at the same time on a tall flowering stem with 4 branches (sorry, no photo)

So the genitic is to be considered and also the plant should a strong, mature with many growths and be well fertilised to get the strengh to produce that much flower.

 

[goldenrose]

:drool::drool::drool:WOW!!!:clap::clap:
Doesn't that one make a statement!!!

 

[NYEric]

Look at the parents, if they have species with branching, sequential blooming, or that hold simultaneous blooms those are what you want.

 

[Kevin]

I have those, but I guess I haven't got them big enough yet. How much fertilizer?