rauhaariger
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In 2021 I ordered a Phragmipedium pearcei from Ecuagenera, which was delivered to me with the remains of a flower and could therefore be unambiguously identified as a pearcei.
![f2273t12424p587265n2_xOojkAZG.jpg f2273t12424p587265n2_xOojkAZG.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45456-984e82aceef3fc710e433ed85d98b3fc.jpg)
In spring 2022 the plant bloomed and once again it became clear that it was a pearcei.
![f33t10194p634065n3_drjmsnAu - Kopie - Kopie.jpg f33t10194p634065n3_drjmsnAu - Kopie - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45453-0e4fa7f7a00791b230bc2b05857d84f2.jpg)
Due to lack of space, I divided the now very large plant into 10 parts.
In the middle of the undivided plant there were a few particularly strong shoots, which I left together and placed in a separate pot. I thought they were particularly strong shoots of the pearcei.
They grew a little further and were now significantly larger than pearcei. I still believed that favorable conditions made it particularly strong. This winter it put on a flower shoot. This was also longer than I was used to with pearcei. But so far I have never had any doubts.
It wasn't until she opened her flowers that it was clear it wasn't a Pearcei.
![orchid-5636 - Kopie.jpg orchid-5636 - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45454-c18ef126cf9e7e793cce82665a2cab1c.jpg)
![orchid-5624 - Kopie.jpg orchid-5624 - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45455-f4c5cdf9fb2fc9639cf350ffdef4c472.jpg)
Now I have looked out all the old photos of the plant. In a photo from 2021 you can already see that a few leaves in the middle of the plant are significantly wider than those of the pearcei.
![f33t13068p620362n2_EgMbJUeD - Kopie - Kopie.jpg f33t13068p620362n2_EgMbJUeD - Kopie - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45452-b250c3da4e2ff947d36e14b12b9e3be4.jpg)
Even now I still have part of the plant in another pot, where you can clearly see that there is something else in it. 1 and 2 are Pearcei, 3 is the beautiful unknown.
![orchid-5630 - Kopie - Kopie.jpg orchid-5630 - Kopie - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45451-55821abd29b5386e0af9818664322612.jpg)
What do you think that is and how does this plant get in there? I also have a guess myself, I'll share it with you later.
![f2273t12424p587265n2_xOojkAZG.jpg f2273t12424p587265n2_xOojkAZG.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45456-984e82aceef3fc710e433ed85d98b3fc.jpg)
In spring 2022 the plant bloomed and once again it became clear that it was a pearcei.
![f33t10194p634065n3_drjmsnAu - Kopie - Kopie.jpg f33t10194p634065n3_drjmsnAu - Kopie - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45453-0e4fa7f7a00791b230bc2b05857d84f2.jpg)
Due to lack of space, I divided the now very large plant into 10 parts.
In the middle of the undivided plant there were a few particularly strong shoots, which I left together and placed in a separate pot. I thought they were particularly strong shoots of the pearcei.
They grew a little further and were now significantly larger than pearcei. I still believed that favorable conditions made it particularly strong. This winter it put on a flower shoot. This was also longer than I was used to with pearcei. But so far I have never had any doubts.
It wasn't until she opened her flowers that it was clear it wasn't a Pearcei.
![orchid-5636 - Kopie.jpg orchid-5636 - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45454-c18ef126cf9e7e793cce82665a2cab1c.jpg)
![orchid-5624 - Kopie.jpg orchid-5624 - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45455-f4c5cdf9fb2fc9639cf350ffdef4c472.jpg)
Now I have looked out all the old photos of the plant. In a photo from 2021 you can already see that a few leaves in the middle of the plant are significantly wider than those of the pearcei.
![f33t13068p620362n2_EgMbJUeD - Kopie - Kopie.jpg f33t13068p620362n2_EgMbJUeD - Kopie - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45452-b250c3da4e2ff947d36e14b12b9e3be4.jpg)
Even now I still have part of the plant in another pot, where you can clearly see that there is something else in it. 1 and 2 are Pearcei, 3 is the beautiful unknown.
![orchid-5630 - Kopie - Kopie.jpg orchid-5630 - Kopie - Kopie.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/slippertalk/data/attachments/45/45451-55821abd29b5386e0af9818664322612.jpg)
What do you think that is and how does this plant get in there? I also have a guess myself, I'll share it with you later.