Phragmipedium besseae var Flavum

[Susie11]

Here is the first re bloom of my bessese var Flavum. Last year it branched for me so I am wondering if I will be fortunate enough to have it happen again this year....

 

[TDT]

Beautiful. I really like the closeup shots.

 

[Susie11]

Beautiful. I really like the closeup shots.

Many thanks TDT but for me they are out of focus. I am determined to get a camera that can actually manage to take perfect shots of yellow slippers! last year I had my camera phone but this year I upgraded! but still it this struggling to take clear shots of this phrag! Everything else it gets right but this one is a challenge.

Here are some more that are clearer:

 

[wjs2nd]

To be honest, I think your first set of pictures looks better. The last set maybe in focus more but I like the brightness of the first set.

Your bloom looks awesome! Plus, a nice long spike. How bright is your light? I think I need to brighten my light to bloom mine.

 

[Susie11]

To be honest, I think your first set of pictures looks better. The last set maybe in focus more but I like the brightness of the first set.

Your bloom looks awesome! Plus, a nice long spike. How bright is your light? I think I need to brighten my light to bloom mine.

Thanks Billy. I live in the UK in London so as you can imagine light is not something that I have in abundance. I just place it near to a south west facing window all year and it gets whatever it is doing outside. I grow it cold as well as I don't heat the front room. It grows in rockwool and perlite (sponge rock) and it gets fed weakly every watering flushing every now and then.

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I love your bessae v. flavum! Is it a little more compact than a regular bessae?

 

[Susie11]

I love your bessae v. flavum! Is it a little more compact than a regular bessae?

Yes it is. It is very small but beautifully formed! It is about the same size as some paphs. It had a stolon last year but this years new growth stayed at the same level so I am pleased about that!

 

[phrag guy]

nice one

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae! I would love to see the true color.

 

[Chuck]

Nice flower.

Chuck

 

[Susie11]

Yay besseae! I would love to see the true color.

For you Eric!

 

[Erythrone]

OMG! if the color is like in the nice pic, I am jealous!

 

[Shiva]

Very nice! I wish it was that white!

 

[Ruth]

Lovely, I wish I had one!

 

[goldenrose]

The first set of pics, my thought was - WOW -that's the lightest flavum I've seen!
The 2nd set - oops to much green, might be in focus but needs some color balance.
The 3rd set - RIGHT ON! That's gorgeous!:drool::drool::drool:

 

[Ruth]

Love that yellow!

 

[Susie11]

Umm, well the actual colour is more like the first set of photos. I just cannot seem to capture a true representation of this one. I shall endeavour to carry on until I do!

 

[wjs2nd]

Thanks for your info about how bright you grow it.

 

[SlipperFan]

Yay besseae! I would love to see the true color.

Me, too.

Umm, well the actual colour is more like the first set of photos. I just cannot seem to capture a true representation of this one. I shall endeavour to carry on until I do!

If you place the flower against a neutral background, you will have better luck capturing the true color.

 

[NYEric]

If it's as light as the first photos it would be good to get the pollen on a Hanne Popow flavum to make more white St. Ouens! Thanks for the updates.