John M
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My best besseae. 
Phrag. besseae 'Carlisle'
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spectacular colour and shape
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Paph_LdyMacBeth
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Lookin' good!
The Mutant
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Is that one whole plant or several in the same...eh...pot?
Absolutely love that saturated red. Oh, and the shape. Almost forgot about that one.
Absolutely love that saturated red. Oh, and the shape. Almost forgot about that one.
Justin
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amazing. love it. how deep is the pot it's in? also what is the substrate?
phrag guy
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that is great John,and it is branching,one of the best
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Clark
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Sexy.
John M
Orchid Addict
Thanks everyone!
It's all one clone and until very recently, it was all one plant (there were even 3 more BS growths in the tray, all attached by the branching rhizome); but, I have cut the rhizome to encourage more new growths to sell and removed the 3 growths to a different pot. It's growing in a carrying tray (11" x 20" x 2" deep). Substrate is CHC and pea gravel. Yes, this is how to deal with the climbing habit in besseae. When in a 4" - 5" pot, they send their rhizomes straight up. When they're in large, shallow trays, the rhizomes go out horizontally and old, back growths tend to produce extra new growths more easily. [You can see two new starts inbetween the two oldest growths. Although, I did cut the rhizome between them and the front part of the plant to encourage the extra back growths to start up.] The plant will be repotted in the spring and the front and back divisions will be potted in separate trays; or, the back division there now will be divided again and each bit given it's own tray. Somehow, the plant's roots can sense when they're able to "run", as opposed to curling up tightly in a small pot. When the roots can run, the plants are happiest.
I've already removed a 3 growth piece (one old growth + 2 lead growths). You can see a big void on the left side, inbetween the oldest growths and the blooming one. That's where the other 3 growths came from. The division is for sale....oke:
It's all one clone and until very recently, it was all one plant (there were even 3 more BS growths in the tray, all attached by the branching rhizome); but, I have cut the rhizome to encourage more new growths to sell and removed the 3 growths to a different pot. It's growing in a carrying tray (11" x 20" x 2" deep). Substrate is CHC and pea gravel. Yes, this is how to deal with the climbing habit in besseae. When in a 4" - 5" pot, they send their rhizomes straight up. When they're in large, shallow trays, the rhizomes go out horizontally and old, back growths tend to produce extra new growths more easily. [You can see two new starts inbetween the two oldest growths. Although, I did cut the rhizome between them and the front part of the plant to encourage the extra back growths to start up.] The plant will be repotted in the spring and the front and back divisions will be potted in separate trays; or, the back division there now will be divided again and each bit given it's own tray. Somehow, the plant's roots can sense when they're able to "run", as opposed to curling up tightly in a small pot. When the roots can run, the plants are happiest.
I've already removed a 3 growth piece (one old growth + 2 lead growths). You can see a big void on the left side, inbetween the oldest growths and the blooming one. That's where the other 3 growths came from. The division is for sale....
oke:
The Mutant
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Hmm... Maybe I should try something similar with my Green Hornet since it likes to get new growths above the substrate.
I suppose you do have some sort of drainage in the tray, drilled holes maybe?
I suppose you do have some sort of drainage in the tray, drilled holes maybe?
NYEric
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Yay besseae!
Wow!!! It is very happy!
Migrant13
Mature growth?
That one is beautiful.
SlipperFan
Addicted
Wow Wow Wow!!!
Gorgeous! What a fine example of this elegant species, my long time favorite.
Tyler
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John M
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Thanks everyone.
Yes, the trays come from the manufacturer with lots of drainage holes already present. I water this tray OFTEN. If it's not sopping wet, I water it. All the excess drains out; so, there's still lost of air getting into the mix too.
Yes, the trays come from the manufacturer with lots of drainage holes already present. I water this tray OFTEN. If it's not sopping wet, I water it. All the excess drains out; so, there's still lost of air getting into the mix too.
Interesting. Might be good way to grow armeniacum
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John M
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Why? I'd expect all that water to rot armeniacum. If you just mean in a large, shallow tray.....Yes, I agree. The best grown micranthums and armeniacums I've seen were grown in large, shallow trays; or large hanging baskets.
John M
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Here's the 3 growth division that I removed from the tray. I put it into a large, plastic vegetable bowl (with a drainage hole drilled in the bottom, of course); but, I chose poorly. That bowl is too small. I need to move this division up into something MUCH bigger in the spring.
