Phrag. caudatum

[Ruli]

I bought it at the EOC Budapest show in bud from Kopf. Now all the buds are open. (Its petals didn't stop growing)
Phragmipedium caudatum



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[Shiva]

Lucky you! An instant big, beautiful multispikes caudatum. Congratulations for finding such a beauty and buying it. :drool::drool::drool:

 

[Ruli]

Thank you! I prefer to buy (if I can find and pay for it ) orchids in bud. I ordered too many supposedly flowering sized orchids which when I received was much smaller...

 

[quaker]

I also Have a caudatum which came from Kopf a few months ago. It now has three lovely ' chilli buds' on two spikes which I hope will turn out as good as these.

Ed

 

[Susie11]

Fabulous Ed, these are really great aren't they? Do you keep a saucer of water underneath it because I thought that Caudatum was more of a dry root phrag?

 

[Rick]

Really nice dark one too.

Awesome:clap:

 

[Ruli]

Thank you, Rick!

Fabulous Ed, these are really great aren't they? Do you keep a saucer of water underneath it because I thought that Caudatum was more of a dry root phrag?

No, the saucer is without water. But I put it there, because it's standing in a big collective"saucer", which usually has water in it, as all the other orchids in this big "saucer" are in s/h and every time I water them I let the water come out from the holes on the side. So I wanted to protect the caudatum from standing in water
By the way, my name is Ruli, not Ed

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Lovely.

 

[SlipperFan]

Looks like popowii/warszewiczianum. Very nice!!!

 

[Ditto]

Very beautyful plant !

 

[quaker]

Is there a difference in colour between warcewiczianum and caudatum. I have both and they both look like the same plant-- or could the caudatum be a little greener on the petals??

Ed

 

[Kavanaru]

Looks like popowii/warszewiczianum. Very nice!!!

Agreed!


a very nice plant, by the way! :clap:

 

[Kavanaru]

Is there a difference in colour between warcewiczianum and caudatum. I have both and they both look like the same plant-- or could the caudatum be a little greener on the petals??

Ed

Phragmipedium warscewiczianum has a more compact growth as Phrag. caudatum. Furthermore, there is a lot more red/brown tones on the flowers (caudatum is mainly a green flower)

 

[Ruli]

Thank you all!
At the show Kopf had a sample plant of caudatum, in flower, and the color was green-yellow, so I was a little suprised when the flowers opened. (But I like better this color ) My plant's label writes on it caudatum. But if it's a warcewiczianum, whith more compact grow and better (for me) color, it's fine for me. So, do i have to change the label?

 

[Clark]

Very nice purchase.

 

[W. Beetus]

That looks like a very healthy plant!

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

Love it. The fun part of caudatum is that the petals continually grow, 1-2 cm/day. When they finally stop growing though, the flower simply drops off...in perfect condition.

 

[SlipperFan]

Thank you all!
At the show Kopf had a sample plant of caudatum, in flower, and the color was green-yellow, so I was a little suprised when the flowers opened. (But I like better this color ) My plant's label writes on it caudatum. But if it's a warcewiczianum, whith more compact grow and better (for me) color, it's fine for me. So, do i have to change the label?

Depends on if you are a lumper or a splitter. You could have the label say caudatum var. warcewiczianum/popowii.

 

[Susie11]

Thank you, Rick!

No, the saucer is without water. But I put it there, because it's standing in a big collective"saucer", which usually has water in it, as all the other orchids in this big "saucer" are in s/h and every time I water them I let the water come out from the holes on the side. So I wanted to protect the caudatum from standing in water
By the way, my name is Ruli, not Ed

LOL, so sorry that I called you Ed, I must have been looking at the post above mine when I responded to you.

Regardless it is a beauty and I want one too!! -Ruli!

 

[Ruli]

Thank you, Dot!
Susie11 I think both Kopf and Popow have them, so....