Phragmipedium Eumelia Arias

[MrHappyRotter]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

It is very dark, but I did not know it gets lighter with time.

I never saw mine bloom. Mine did grew like a weed, but somehow it kept getting this brown rot on the leaves, so I got tired of trimming and eventually tossed it.

I would definitely want to try this hybrid again.

I have another one that's similar. Well, I assume it's Eumelia Arias, but it was actually sold to me as Fritz Schomburg. It's very finicky, grows slowly, and comes down with bouts of rot like yours all the time.

I'm letting it recover now, then unless it's blooms improve significantly next time it flowers, I'll probably sell, trade, or give it away.

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I've seen multiple sources of this online lately, from several different vendors and on Ebay. I think mature, flowering sized plants can be had for $30 - $50 plus shipping and applicable taxes, making this the least expensive kovachii hybrid. I happened to pick this one up at a local orchid place about 1.5 - 2 years ago.