smartie2000
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Here is this year's blooming of my Phrag.pearcei. The plant didn't hold two blooms because of the sudden low humidity, so the first bloom dried up...
and a link to a older blooming when my photography was poorer:
http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10216
Here is my Phrag.ecuadorense 'Mon Petit' for comparison, bloomed this spring. (or more correctly Phrag pearcei var. ecuadorense)
I am unsure if my pearcei is actually a Phrag var. ecuadorense. What constitutes a ecuadorense is unclear. But at least this thread shows the variations of pearcei flowers of two different plants.
The two plants are the same size approximately. I think the colours of the blooms are similar, the lighting might, or the discrepancies of the camera might be the reason for the differences. Or lighting/temperature/seasonal differences. I wish I had them blooming at the same time.
What is noticeable to me is the slight differences of the two plants staminodes. P. ecuadorense 'Mon Petit' has a more twisted staminode on the hairy black part. As well the spike arrangement is different. This ecuadorense has more zigzag between each flower (this photo does not show this well. Two flowers can be shown right next to each other because of the zigzag stem) And my supposedly pearcei has a straight stem between the flowers. Other differences include the spotting.
It would be nice to know which location these plants were from in S america, the two came from different locations probably. They are not considered two different species.
This species might be green/non-colourful, but their pouches are like art. That is why they are worth growing!
and a link to a older blooming when my photography was poorer:
http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10216
Here is my Phrag.ecuadorense 'Mon Petit' for comparison, bloomed this spring. (or more correctly Phrag pearcei var. ecuadorense)
I am unsure if my pearcei is actually a Phrag var. ecuadorense. What constitutes a ecuadorense is unclear. But at least this thread shows the variations of pearcei flowers of two different plants.
The two plants are the same size approximately. I think the colours of the blooms are similar, the lighting might, or the discrepancies of the camera might be the reason for the differences. Or lighting/temperature/seasonal differences. I wish I had them blooming at the same time.
What is noticeable to me is the slight differences of the two plants staminodes. P. ecuadorense 'Mon Petit' has a more twisted staminode on the hairy black part. As well the spike arrangement is different. This ecuadorense has more zigzag between each flower (this photo does not show this well. Two flowers can be shown right next to each other because of the zigzag stem) And my supposedly pearcei has a straight stem between the flowers. Other differences include the spotting.
It would be nice to know which location these plants were from in S america, the two came from different locations probably. They are not considered two different species.
This species might be green/non-colourful, but their pouches are like art. That is why they are worth growing!