Three new slipper additions today

[quiltergal]

Tiny in the Phrag world is all relative.

Druid Spring looks like an awesome druyii cross Jeremy. Can't wait to see yours in bloom.

[jeremyinsf]

Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

14 inches is tiny? I can see I've still got a lot to learn...

For a phrag, yes. It's one of the smallest of the phrags. Others have a span of several feet.

[MrHappyRotter]

I have (or have had) all of these and they're all great choices. Schlimii can be a little finicky for some people to grow, but I wouldn't call it difficult. The Carol Kanzer has an excellent quality flower. Much darker petals than most and a lovely inflated pouch.

Interestingly enough, all of these have potential for fragrance (albeit lightly so). Schlimii should be fairly fragrant, a trait which it imparts into some of its hybrids. My Carol Kanzer wasn't fragrant, but some of them are. One of the parents of Druid Spring is primulinum, which is a fragrant species. It's also hit or miss as to whether that fragrance carries over to its hybrids. My DS is very slightly fragrant, but many are not.

[jeremyinsf]

The Carol does smell!!!! Thanks for pointing it out! I actually don't think to smell slippers, in general. My Zygo and Max. tenuifolia are the only thing I expect anything out of! Anyway, yes, it's noticable when I get up close to it. My nose is a bit stuffy so I didn't get as strong of a smell from the schlimii.

I got the Carol because of the really wide pouch. When I saw other plants like this on the Internet (searching for examples) I didn't see any others that were this much. When I went to smell I just discovered a 3rd spike too!

Stay tuned on the Druid. Looks like two spikes this year and perhaps three next year.