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nice there.
what is the secret to blooming this species? I've had mine for a while but no blooms. I thought phrags were mostly free blooming...
Tusker, how big is your plant? Ls?
Leaf span is about 18-20 inches natural. The plant has three more-or-less mature growths (including the one blooming) and four immature growths (between .5-4" tall).
Here's a pic to give you an idea of the size...as you can see, it could probably use a repotting.
Sometimes I leave it sitting in water for two or three days at a time--about a third of the way up the pot.
Thanks for the whole plant pic. It definitely looks like it could use a new pot! Very good growing. My pearcei is in that same size range. Probable 10 yrs ago you could by pearcei's that had natural leaf spans in the 6" range with tiny flowers. I don't see those for sale anymore. Maybe they've renamed it
If there's a secret I don't know it. I've got it about 6" below T12 fluorescents and water it everyday. Sometimes I leave it sitting in water for two or three days at a time--about a third of the way up the pot. Its sib which is just starting to spike is less than an inch or two from the fluorescents.
Leaf span is about 18-20 inches natural. The plant has three more-or-less mature growths (including the one blooming) and four immature growths (between .5-4" tall).
Here's a pic to give you an idea of the size...as you can see, it could probably use a repotting.
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I'd love to know what they renamed 'em to.
Hmmmm, could the secret be lots o' water??oke:
I do have a plant, Phrag richteri which bloomed last year and it's max natural ls is 8". The flower was a pale "pearcei" looking bloom. I don't know whether this named species blooms normally on very young plants and will continue to get bigger (ls) as it adds more growths or not.
Rick