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06-04-2014, 05:15 AM
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Location: Rubi, Spain (close to Barcelona)
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Phragmipedium besseae
This is the Phragmipedium besseae I bought last weekend at the show. I'm an impulsive buyer. First I buy and then I try to learn what requirements it has, so any tips on its culture will be very much appreciated. I've read they need a lot of water, so people have them standing in an inch of water. Is that true?
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06-04-2014, 10:24 AM
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Very nice! I love this species. And yes, they like to stand in water, though with mine I change it (the water) out pretty frequently.
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06-04-2014, 02:53 PM
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Muy bonita!! I hope it does well for you!
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06-04-2014, 04:49 PM
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Thank you. I'll put her in a saucer with water.
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06-04-2014, 05:47 PM
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Nice one. Phrags love to have their feet wet. I grow my paphs and phrags in semi hydro and they love it
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06-04-2014, 10:10 PM
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I grow using granite pebbles and SuperSphag.
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06-05-2014, 08:39 AM
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Love this one, really nice!
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06-06-2014, 04:23 AM
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Yep lots of water. Looks great!
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06-06-2014, 04:44 AM
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I put the pot in a bowl with approx. one inch of distilled water. Should I do the same with the Phragmipedium caudatum I bought?
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06-06-2014, 11:20 AM
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What a beauty! My phrags love semi hydro in lava rock. That way there is nothing to rot when it sits in water all the time.
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