Phrag. fischeri 'Fox Valley'

[tomkalina]

In bloom this morning, this is the source of the Phrag. fischeri seedlings we added to the Fox Valley website last week.

 

[John M]

Awesome!

 

[mrhappyrotter]

It's very pretty.

 

[Tom499]

Really nice!

 

[NYEric]

Nice.

 

[JeanLux]

Great shape and beautiful coloring!!!! Jean

 

[JAB]

Nice job Tom!

 

[abax]

Perfection Tom!!!

 

[Ozpaph]

really nice

 

[Hamlet]

I love it!

 

[phrag guy]

That is a nice one

 

[eaborne]

A beauty!

 

[SlipperFan]

:clap::smitten::smitten::drool:

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Gorgeous one!

 

[Erythrone]

Cutie!

 

[blondie]

Very nice, in like the look of the flower

 

[youngslipper]

Can you please tell us a bit more about the plants culture

 

[tomkalina]

We grow this species on the warm side, with nominal 17C (62F) nights and 27C (80F) day temperatures, which are warmer than we grow the rest of our Micropetalum species. Light levels vary between 1,200-1,500 fc max and we water every two days. We use a fir bark based mix with semi-annual top dressing with fine dolomite lime powder. We fertilize with a urea based fertilizer (30-10-10 or 20-20-20) applied at the rate of 1/4 cup dry fertilizer per 55 gal of a mixture of 90% R/O + 10% Chicago tap water. We irrigate with KelpMax at approximatley 22 oz per 55 gal of our basic (90%-10%) water mixture monthly. I'm sure there are other methods out there, but this is the one that's worked for us over the years.

 

[Markhamite]

Beautiful flower