Phragmipedium Elisabeth Castle

[Phrag-Plus]

We’ve got pretty cool temperature up here since few weeks and reach freezing point since 3 to 4 days...
It goes down 15 degrees at night in the greenhouse....
Red are red!

 

[parvi_17]

I guess the cold is useful for something, eh? Beautiful.

 

[Kevin]

Very nice! Elizabeth Castle is Memoria Dick Clements x Hanne Popow, right? How big is the flower and plant?

 

[JeanLux]

pretty flower, color and shape!!! Bravo Jean-Pierre!! Jean

 

[John M]

Another beauty! : )

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Very nice! Elizabeth Castle is Memoria Dick Clements x Hanne Popow, right? How big is the flower and plant?

The flower is about 6 cm and the plant 24 cm, it’s a very compact grower.

 

[phrag guy]

very nice Jean-Pierre,the cold weather brought out the red in that cross.

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Really lovely color! :clap:

 

[chippybug10]

That's beautiful!

 

[goldenrose]

I guess the cold is useful for something, eh? Beautiful.

very nice Jean-Pierre,the cold weather brought out the red in that cross.

Agreed! I would have expected a pink but we know how the temps can affect some! :clap:

 

[NYEric]

I've never seen a pink one! This is one of my favorite phrags. Yay besseae hybrids!!!

 

[slippertalker]

Elizabeth Castle has a color range from red to pinkish red depending on the actual parents. All are very nice and well grown examples rival Jason Fischer.

 

[GuRu]

Nice flower, a lovely red colour and another example for your constant spell of nice weather.

Best regards from Germany, rudolf

 

[Hien]

Really nice.

 

[SlipperFan]

That one is excellent. Mine was a washed-out red, not so pretty.

 

[Bolero]

Love the red colouring and the shape! Do you mean 15C or 15F?

It would probably handle 12C wouldn't it?

 

[Kevin]

He's from Canada, so it would be Celsius. It hasn't gotten down to 15 F yet - it's only September! I have a few besseae crosses, and 12C is no problem.

Jean-pierre - good to know that your Phrags get down to 15C - mine often get down to 10C, so I should get some real good colours! My Rosalie Dixler is outstanding (in my opinion) - and is in spike now again!

 

[Phrag-Plus]

Love the red colouring and the shape! Do you mean 15C or 15F?

It would probably handle 12C wouldn't it?

It is 15C, but Phrags can handle less than that, we did have few electrical failures in the past and the greenhouse temperature went down to 1 or 2 degrees C, it had ice all around the greenhouse and didn’t have any lost....

 

[Shadow]

It is so beautiful!!! :drool: I'm so sad my temperatures are too hot to grow such amazing phrags. :sob::sob::sob:

 

[Phrag-Plus]

He's from Canada, so it would be Celsius. It hasn't gotten down to 15 F yet - it's only September! I have a few besseae crosses, and 12C is no problem.

Jean-pierre - good to know that your Phrags get down to 15C - mine often get down to 10C, so I should get some real good colours! My Rosalie Dixler is outstanding (in my opinion) - and is in spike now again!

Hi Kevin, the first winter I had the greenhouse, I kept the night temp minima at 5C. Colourations were studding but growths were slowed, mature plants were ok but I realise than the seedlings prefer warmer temp to thrive... Or it is because I want them to grow faster??? Can't wait to see your Rosaly Dixler!