Phragmipedium Eumelia Arias is a cross between phrag. schlimii and phrag. kovachii. Schlimii has the smallest (or some of the smallest) flowers of the genus, and kovachii has, by far, the largest. The flowers end up at about 2.5 - 3 inches wide (6 - 8 cm) with similar height.
This is one of the darlings of my collection. The flower quality is not all that great. Yes, I know it looks amazing in the pics, now that it's freshly opened, but in a couple of days the color will fade quite a bit, the petals will reflex, and the dorsal sepal will slouch over. Still, it will maintain some of its attractive qualities.
But, this plant does have some things going for it. The flowers are fragrant, taking after schlimii's rose perfume scent. I love fragrant slippers. The plant itself is vigorous. I think I've had to repot it 3 times in the past 1.5 - 2 years, it simply outgrows anything I put it in. So far, it's been trouble free. No pests. No rot. And best of all, it loves to bloom. The plant spikes up every 6 - 8 months. In fact, this time around, it started to produce 2 flower spikes. I opted to pluck one of them, since I'm trying to encourage more growths because I'm going to divide it next time I repot.
Enough words, MrHappyRotter. Enough words. Give us the pictures, you say?
Phragmipedium Eumelia Arias
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