Phragmipedium Giganteum

[ewcia1028]

Hi Vina,how many have you bloomed already and in what kind of medium have you grown your prags?

[Vina]

ewcia, none of them so far. I just started (a year ago) with 2 young plants: Phrag Wallisii and Phrag Schroederae. And 2 I bought at the Show in Dresden (Germany): some Bessae hybrid and one NOID.

Schroedearea and NOID I grow in mix of clay pebbles, fine pine bark, carcoal and a very little sphagnum.
Wallisii and Bessae hybrid I never repotted, so I'm not very sure. And .... it seems that Wallissii is spiking!

[ewcia1028]

Vina,that's a good news with your phrag.Post a picture when flowers are going to be open.Seems like everybody in Europe have only one place do go to shop for orchids?I have many friends in Poland (I am originally from Poland) and they go there too.Congratulation on your phrag

[Vina]

Originally Posted by ewcia1028

Vina,that's a good news with your phrag.Post a picture when flowers are going to be open.

Hope it will How long does it take from spike emerging till bloom?

regarding Dresden I wouldn't say this is the only place to buy chids (I've never been there before). On 2009 there was this Congress (once in 4 years) , so everybody expected good show, new contacts and large number of growers / farms.

[smartie2000]

hurray mine is in sheath

[ewcia1028]

Originally Posted by Vina

Hope it will How long does it take from spike emerging till bloom?

regarding Dresden I wouldn't say this is the only place to buy chids (I've never been there before). On 2009 there was this Congress (once in 4 years) , so everybody expected good show, new contacts and large number of growers / farms.

Hello Vina,it takes some time but it is worth waiting,I would say 2-3 weeks and it really depends on weather and it is hard to say exactly,when is wamer faster,when colder slower.Good luck

[orchidman77]

that is a beauty! congrats!